House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-521

To authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band radio equipment.

H.R. 2346Introduced Jun 24, 1999Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Nov 22, 2000.

Sponsor: Rep. Vernon Ehlers R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 24, 1999
Committee actionSep 14, 2000
Passed HouseSep 27, 2000 · by voice vote
Passed SenateOct 31, 2000 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesNov 13, 2000
To the PresidentNov 14, 2000
Became lawNov 22, 2000

Latest action: Nov 22, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-521.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2346.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2346, A bill to authorize the enforcement by state and local governments of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band radio equipment” on September 18, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on September 14, 2000”.
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September 18, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2346, 106th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-883 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 22, 2000.
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H.R. 2346, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Tom Campbell (R-CA), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Dingell (D-MI), David Hobson (R-OH), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Gary Miller (R-CA), James Traficant (D-OH), Fred Upton (R-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vernon Ehlers.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-3 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.