“The bill is passed without objection.” With those words, Amateur Radio history was made on September 12, when the US House of Representatives approved the Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301 on a voice vote under a suspension of the rules. The focus of the campaign to enact the legislation into law now shifts to the US Senate.
(ARRL: Amateur Radio Parity Act Passes in the US House of Representatives!)
As ARRL Dakota Division Director, Kent Olson KA0LDG, wrote in his Tuesday, September 13, 2016, email to Dakota Division Members:
This is a “call to arms” and crunch time for us to get this bill through the Senate. The days of the 114th Congress are getting less and less each day so the faster this bill gets to the floor, the better.
Please, please, please, take a few minutes and do this for the future of Amateur Radio. ARRL officers, directors, and staff have put countless hours into getting HR-1301 passed and yet the work is not quite done. Now we need another push for [HR-1303 in the Senate] to get passed and you can help.
To this end the ARRL have deployed a Rally Congress page to simplify the letter writing process. And Rick Roderick (K5UR, ARRL President) sent the following letter to the ARRL Membership requesting their support:
Dear ARRL member,
I am writing to you today because we are at a crossroad in our efforts to obtain passage of The Amateur Radio Parity Act.
Our legislative efforts scored a major victory in our campaign when The Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301, passed in the House of Representatives yesterday, September 12th. The legislation now moves to the Senate, where we need every Senator to approve the bill.
You are one of over 730,000 licensed Amateur Radio Operators living in the United States. Many of you already live in deed-restricted communities, and that number grows daily.
[NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL HAMS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS!](https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-am ateur-radio-parity-act)
If you want to have effective outdoor antennas but are not currently allowed to do so by your Home Owner’s Association, [SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!](https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-a mateur-radio-parity-act)
If you already have outdoor antennas, but want to support your fellow hams, [SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!](https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-a mateur-radio-parity-act)
If you want to preserve your ability to install effective outdoor antennas on property that you own, [SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!](https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-a mateur-radio-parity-act)
Help us in the effort. Please go to the [[ARRL Rally Congress page](https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-amateu r-radio-parity-act)] and follow the prompts.
Thank you.
73,
Rick Roderick, K5UR
President
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio
