{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1382", "Guthrie Introduces Legislation to Auction off Federal Spectrum", "2013-12-09", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 Congressman Brett Guthrie today introduced H.R. 3674, the \u201cFederal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013,\u201d a bipartisan bill to encourage additional spectrum to be freed up for auction.\u00a0 Reps. Guthrie and Doris Matsui (D-CA) were joined by Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry Waxman (D-CA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA).\r\n\r\n\t\u201cSpectrum is essential to the development and growth of businesses in our country,\u201d said Congressman Guthrie. \u201cThe efficient use of our limited spectrum resources is critical for continued innovation in the ever-changing technological world.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tH.R. 3674 would provide financial incentives to encourage government agencies to relocate from their existing spectrum in order to free up additional spectrum for commercial and innovation purposes.\u00a0 Agencies could use these funds to accommodate relocation costs or to offset sequestration cuts.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThe Federal Spectrum Incentive Act would advance some of the goals of the REBUILD Act I introduced in October. In order to boost American competitiveness, we need to give manufacturers and other key industries the spectrum they need to innovate,\u201d added Congressman Guthrie.\r\n\r\n\tRepresentatives Guthrie and Matsui, co-chairs of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Spectrum Working Group, previously introduced H.R. 2739, the \u201cEfficient Use of Government Spectrum Act.\u201d The bipartisan bill would reallocate and auction the 1755-1780 MHz spectrum block.\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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": ["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1382"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.576793845742941, "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"}