H.R. 1661 · 109th Congress

To amend the Small Business Act and the Communications Act of 1934 to increase participation by small businesses in spectrum auctions conducted by the Federal Communications Commission.

Stage: In committee
Sponsor: Bobby Rush
Introduced: 2005-04-14
Latest action: 2005-04-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Subjects

Congress

Government trust funds

Law

Science, technology, communications

Federal officials

Commerce

Small business

Small Business Administration

Government Operations and Politics

Economics and Public Finance

Minorities

Congressional reporting requirements

Finance and Financial Sector

Government lending

Federally-guaranteed loans

Government paperwork

Minority business enterprises

Licenses

Data banks

Executive reorganization

Government statistics

Equipment and supplies

Loan defaults

Telecommunication industry

Liens

Radio spectrum allocation

Capital investments

Interest rates

Auctions

Television frequency allocation