{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases/dr-joyces-5g-sale-act-advances-house-floor", "Dr. Joyce\u2019s 5G SALE Act Advances to House Floor", "2023-12-07", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "John Joyce", "J000302", "johnjoyce.house.gov", "johnjoyce", "https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), announced that his legislation, H.R.5677, the 5G SALE Act, was passed unanimously by the Energy and Commerce Committee and will next be considered by the entire U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nThe 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (5G SALE) Act would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to release previously auctioned bands of the electromagnetic spectrum to expand access to 5G broadband to rural communities.\n\n\u201cBridging the digital divide has never been more critical for rural communities,\u201d said Congressman Joyce. \u201cThe 5G SALE Act would cut the red tape that has kept Pennsylvania families from accessing the high-speed internet that is vital for remote workers, students who use the internet to learn from home, and patients who use telehealth to heal from home. I\u2019m proud to see this 5G Sale Act pass unanimously out of the committee, and I look forward to seeing its passage in the House.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe FCC sold approximately 8,000 licenses to grant internet providers access to America\u2019s broadband spectrum. These licenses are the only way companies can legally use the radio waves that bring 5G internet to customers.\n\nDuring the period between when providers paid for these licenses and when the FCC should have parceled the licenses out, there was a lapse in the FCC\u2019s ability to authorize the use of these radio waves. Now, despite internet providers having fully purchased the frequencies necessary to deliver 5G internet, the FCC has stated they are unable to issue these licenses.\n\nCongressman Joyce\u2019s legislation would grant the FCC a one-time, temporary authority to issue licenses purchased in auctions in order to speed the delivery of 5G technology to rural communities. On Friday, September 22, 2023, the Senate unanimously passed the Senate version of the 5G SALE Act, which was introduced by Senator John Kennedy (R-LA).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases/dr-joyces-5g-sale-act-advances-house-floor"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0675053820014, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}