IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 631 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Veasey submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to advance the country’s national spectrum policy amidst the 29th anniversary of the Federal Communications Commission’s first spectrum auction that commenced on July 25, 1994.

Whereas the Federal Communications Commission was provided auction authority to allocate spectrum licenses for commercial wireless communications in 1993 and held its first auction on July 25, 1994; Whereas the Commission’s spectrum auctions serve the public interest, promote deployment of new technology and services to rural regions, and achieve the most efficient use of spectrum; Whereas spectrum auction revenues have raised $233,000,000,000 for the Department of the Treasury since 1993; Whereas spectral efficiency is essential to meet the increasing demands of wireless subscribers and deployment of new technologies and tools; Whereas the United States is facing a significant challenge in spectrum management during a period when foreign adversaries of the United States continue to proactively allocate spectrum and deploy advanced wireless networks and devices around the world; and Whereas failure to rectify the spectrum hampers United States leadership at home and abroad in the development and deployment of future wireless technologies: Now, therefore, be it