Recognizing the national debt as a threat to national security.

House Resolution

H.Res. 631

119th Congress

Recognizing the national debt as a threat to national security.

In Committee

Introduced:Aug 19, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Marc A. Veasey

Representative

Democratic

TX-33

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Science, Technology, Communications

Summary

This bill recognizes the importance of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) ability to auction off licenses for using the wireless spectrum. This allows companies to provide commercial wireless services to the public.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill recognizes the importance of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) ability to auction off licenses for using the wireless spectrum. This allows companies to provide commercial wireless services to the public.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

<p>This resolution recognizes the 29th anniversary of the first auction of the electromagnetic spectrum held by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and supports the FCC's authority to use competitive bidding for granting licenses to use spectrum for commercial wireless communications.</p>

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill celebrates the 29th anniversary of the FCC's first wireless spectrum auction.
It supports the FCC's authority to use competitive bidding to grant licenses for using the wireless spectrum.
This enables the FCC to allocate the wireless spectrum to companies that can provide commercial wireless services to consumers.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would help ensure the FCC can continue to efficiently manage the wireless spectrum and allocate it to companies that can use it to provide wireless services to the public. This would benefit consumers by enabling more competition and innovation in the wireless communications market.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Subjects

Congressional tributes

House of Representatives

Radio spectrum allocation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

631, 119th Congress (2025). "Recognizing the national debt as a threat to national security.". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hres-631