The power to run spectrum auctions is extended to September 30, 2034
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 40002, Sec. 40002.
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The power to run spectrum auctions is extended to September 30, 2034
The document says “is amended”Who acts: Federal Communications CommissionHow: statuteSec. 40002 in the PDF
What the document says
“complete a system of competitive bidding under this subsection shall expire September 30, 2034, except that, with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum--”
The section amends section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) by striking the older expiry wording and inserting words under which the authority to complete a system of competitive bidding expires September 30, 2034, and does not apply between 3.1 and 3.45 gigahertz or between 7.4 and 8.4 gigahertz.
What the document actually says
“complete a system of competitive bidding under this subsection shall expire September 30, 2034, except that, with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum--”
That sentence, in plain words
The power to finish an auction now runs to September 30, 2034. Two parts of the spectrum are treated apart.
What this is about
Those two slices are the ones carved out elsewhere in the section. The power does not reach them at all. The older law it sits in is not indexed here.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 40002, 139 Stat. 128 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“The power to run spectrum auctions is extended to September 30, 2034,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 40002, Sec. 40002. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec40002-auction-authority/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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