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ARLB005 New "Amateur Radio Parity Act" Bill Introduced in US House of
Representatives

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ARRL Bulletin 5  ARLB005
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  January 17, 2017
To all radio amateurs

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ARLB005 New "Amateur Radio Parity Act" Bill Introduced in US House of
Representatives

H.R. 555 - a new "Amateur Radio Parity Act" bill - has been introduced in the
U.S. House of Representatives. The bill's language is identical to that of the
2015 measure, H.R. 1301, which passed in the House late last summer but failed
in the waning days of the US Senate to gain the necessary support. As with H.R.
1301, the new measure introduced on January 13 in the 115th Congress was
sponsored by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), with initial co-sponsorship by Rep.
Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Rep. Greg Walden, W7EQI (R-OR). Walden now chairs the
House Committee on Energy and Commerce, to which the new bill has been
referred. H.R. 555 will get an initial airing in the Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology. When H.R. 1301 came up in committee, Walden
spoke forcefully in favor of the measure, which ultimately attracted 126 House
cosponsors.

Information on H.R. 555 can be found on the web at,
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/555?r=27 .

"Rep. Kinzinger has again stepped forward to introduce this important
legislation," said ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF. "Kinzinger's commitment stems
from exposure to what the Amateur Radio community brings to the service of all
communities. The ARRL and radio amateurs nationwide owe Rep. Kinzinger a
resounding 'Thank You!' for his efforts on their behalf."

H.R. 555 calls on the FCC to establish rules prohibiting the application of
deed restrictions that preclude Amateur Radio communications on their face or
as applied. Deed restrictions would have to impose the minimum practicable
restriction on Amateur Radio communications to accomplish the lawful purposes
of homeowners association seeking to enforce the restriction.

The ARRL Board of Directors is expected to discuss the pending legislation when
it meets January 20-21.

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