by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 16, 2017 | Federal Advocacy, HAM Radio
Last week, The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee was scheduled to mark-up S 1534 The Amateur Radio Parity Act (a.k.a. HAM radio legislation) when it was withdrawn from the docket. Florida Senator Bill Nelson and Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz cosponsored and filed an...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 25, 2017 | Federal Advocacy, HAM Radio
On Jan. 13, 2017, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois) reintroduced the ham radio bill that failed to make it out of the Senate at the end of the 114th Congress. Cited as the Amateur Radio Parity Act, the Act was considered in 2015-2016 under H.R. 1301. That bill passed...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 6, 2017 | Federal Advocacy, HAM Radio, Housing Finance
Welcome to 2017! CAI’s Government Affairs team has hit the ground running. By the end of this week, 19 state legislatures will convene and by the end of next week, nearly 40 state legislatures will be in session. Members of Congress have already filled their first...
by C. Scott Canady | Dec 14, 2016 | Federal Advocacy, HAM Radio
The 114th Congress has finished all legislative business and H.R. 1301, legislation concerning HAM radio in community associations, was not approved by the Senate. This means the bill is dead and the legislation’s sponsors must begin the process again in the 115th...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Sep 14, 2016 | HAM Radio
On the evening of Monday, September 12, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the CAI compromise version of H.R. 1301 by voice vote. The Senate must also vote to approve the legislation if H.R. 1301 is to be presented to President Obama for his signature....
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jul 15, 2016 | HAM Radio
On July 13, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce gave its stamp of approval to a compromise version of H.R. 1301, the Amateur Radio Parity Act. Community Associations Institute opposed H.R. 1301 as introduced, which preempted association restrictions on HAM...
