# 119-hr-1094: Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act

119-hr-1094, Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1094
- Congress: 119
- Title: Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Protects amateur radio antennas from private land-use bans while allowing narrow safety and appearance rules.** The bill would prevent recorded covenants and community association rules from prohibiting or unreasonably impairing amateur station antennas on property an operator controls, and it would set limits on approval processes and exemptions for small antennas.

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster approval for home amateur antennas: benefit, low. This bill would limit association prior‑approval for amateur antennas. If approval was not in public land records before you bought or leased, it could not be enforced. The group could not demand more detail than for other home projects. If they do not decide in 45 days, your application would be d…
- Legal protections in amateur antenna disputes: benefit, low. This bill would pause enforcement of an antenna rule while the FCC or a court reviews it. While the case is pending, no penalties or costs could pile up. The enforcer would have to prove its rule complies; anyone alleging a violation would have to prove that claim. You could sue in U.S. district co…
- Stronger rights to install amateur antennas: benefit, low. This bill would block private rules that ban or gut amateur radio antennas on property you control. Control would mean you own, lease, or legally live there, including limited common areas where you can exclude others. A rule would impair your antenna if it unreasonably delays you, raises costs a l…
- FCC rules and timelines for antennas: benefit, low. This bill would require the FCC to issue implementing rules within 180 days of enactment. It would also keep existing FCC rules, like section 97.15(b), in place and unchanged.

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- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1094 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1094)

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- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1094 (as of 2026-10-24).