Senate bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures required in the public interest to meet the needs of wireless telecommunications consumers.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2002
- Committee actionNov 14, 2002
- Passed SenateNov 14, 2002 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 22, 2002 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
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
58 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 31 Democrats, 2 independents
27 of 58 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), A. Allard (R-CO), George Allen (R-VA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Breaux (D-LA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA) and 28 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.