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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed service from competitive bidding.

H.R. 879Introduced Feb 25, 1999Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Lynn Woolsey D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 11, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

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

14 cosponsors — 14 Democrats

0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Major Owens (D-NY), David Price (D-NC), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Robert Underwood (D-GU), Bruce Vento (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lynn Woolsey.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-6 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.