[HiDARG-MEMBERS] Looks like HR 1301 is dead. To bad I hope he does not get re-elected when it comes time.

[Max Vaughan]

I saw fit to search out his web site and ask him.. 

Why over all the support your constituents and even the OHA's had for the
bill did to he see fit to block it. 

And how are they not relevant?  After all the years that hams have helped in
that state with the many hurricanes

he has basically made their efforts more difficult in the future.

Basically this means things have to start all over again. let's hope he is
NOT in office by that time.

Makes you wonder exactly what behind the scenes actions were going on.

 

Amateur Radio Parity Act Bill Unable to Overcome Florida Senator's
Objections

The Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301, suffered an unbefitting demise on
December 9 as the 114th Congress drew to a close. After passing the House of
Representatives on a unanimous vote earlier this fall, the bill stalled in
the Senate due to the intervention of only one member, Sen. Bill Nelson
(D-FL). The measure would have directed the FCC to extend its rules relating
to reasonable accommodation of Amateur Service communications to private
land-use restrictions, such as covenants, conditions, and restrictions
(CC&Rs) imposed by homeowners associations.

http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/ARRL%20in%20Washington%20logo.gif"[During
2016] Nelson received thousands of e-mails, letters, and phone calls from
concerned constituents asking for his support of H.R. 1301. Numerous
meetings were held with his senior staff in an effort to move the
legislation forward," ARRL said in a news release
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-vows-continued-pursuit-of-the-amateur-radio-p
arity-act-in-the-115th-congress> . "Negotiations, which led to an agreement
with the Community Associations Institute (CAI <https://www.caionline.org/>
), the national association of homeowner's associations and publicly
supported by CAI and ARRL, were brushed aside by Sen. Nelson as irrelevant."

In a final meeting with Nelson's staff as the 114th Congress neared
adjournment, it became clear that no matter what was said or done, the
Senator would oppose the bill and refuse to allow it to move forward.
Because the measure had not been put on the floor schedule, the only way it
could have passed the Senate would have been through a process called
"unanimous consent." A Senate member may request unanimous consent on the
floor to set aside rules and expedite proceedings. If any single Senator
objects, though, the request is rejected.

The unhappy ending followed nearly 2 years of intense effort on the part of
ARRL and thousands of its members, who contacted their Congressional
representatives to urge their support of the measure on Capitol Hill. The
ARRL Board of Directors is expected to discuss the future of the initiative
at its January meeting.

 

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