# 115-hr-5085: Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018

115-hr-5085, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5085
- Congress: 115
- Title: Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced: 2018-02-26
- Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018 This bill repeals the provision of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 that directs the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate and auction the 470-512 MHz band (referred to as the "T-Band spectrum").

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2018-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2018-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2018-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2018-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2018-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ), 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-1456: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017
- 115-hr-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5085 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5085)

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- [115-hr-1456: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1456)
- [115-hr-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-754)
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- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
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