# 119-hr-1455: ITS Codification Act

119-hr-1455, ITS Codification Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1455
- Congress: 119
- Title: ITS Codification Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Codifies the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences as the NTIA's primary test center for federal spectrum research and sharing.** This bill would direct ITS to study radio frequency emissions, map propagation characteristics, test technologies that reduce interference, and inform decisions to clear or share Federal spectrum with commercial users.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal lab to test radio spectrum: benefit, medium. The bill would have the Commerce Department run a federal test lab called the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences. It would study radio signals, how they travel, and how to reduce interference. It would test ways to share spectrum between federal and non-federal users. The lab could make agree…
- Help build better emergency tracking tech: benefit, low. The bill would start an initiative to improve emergency communications and tracking. It would focus on finding people trapped in places like mines, high-rise buildings, or collapsed structures. The agency would work with companies and other federal agencies. It would do a needs study and develop te…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1455 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1455)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1455 (as of 2026-09-10).