Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act
Sponsored By: Representative Pfluger
Introduced
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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Faster approval for home amateur antennas
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 deemed approved. After approval, no new approval would be needed unless size or structural integrity changes materially. No prior approval would be needed for antennas under 1 meter, flagpoles or verticals up to 43 feet, or minimally obtrusive wire antennas.
Legal protections in amateur antenna disputes
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 court without first using state remedies.
Stronger rights to install amateur antennas
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 lot, or harms your signal. Safety and code rules could still apply, and unsafe or deteriorated parts could have to be fixed or removed. You could be required to remove the antenna if you no longer control the property. Screening could be required for ground‑mounted electrical or control enclosures, or guy wire anchors, if visible from the street or next door in unfenced side or rear yards. Any allowed rules would have to be applied reasonably.
FCC rules and timelines for antennas
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.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Pfluger
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
McGuire
VA • R
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 12/12/2025
Goldman (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Webster (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Roll Call Votes
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