# 116-hr-451: Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020

116-hr-451, Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-451
- Congress: 116
- Title: Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2019-01-10
- Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 24
- 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 2019 This bill repeals the requirement for the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate and auction the 470-512 MHz band (referred to as the "T-Band spectrum"). The T-Band spectrum is a frequency range currently utilized by public-safety entities in certain urban areas.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2019-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2019-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2019-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-451 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/451)

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