HR 9670 Bill to Eliminate HOA Restrictions on Amateur Radio Antennas

Bill to Eliminate HOA Restrictions on Amateur Radio Antennas

H.R. 9670 -- the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act

Update: June 13, 2023: Congressmen Bill Johnson & Joe Courtney reintroduced H.R.4006 to remove private land use restrictions on the ability of Amateur Radio operators from operating & installing reasonable antennas & encourage ham radio operations as a public benefit. Find the full Bill links, here: 

Update: January 1, 2023: It's not widely known... on December 31, 2022, the short-lived thrill around the Ham world fizzled out and the Congressional Bill went dead as the old Congress tossed out all pending Bills (HR 9670 included) leaving a fresh-slate for the incoming Congress. Without knowing how Congress works in Washington DC one can find some evidence alongside the date of the Bill [2021-2022 Congress].

For HR 9670 to have a fighting chance, the Bill must be re-introduced to Congress in the 2023-2024 season. Otherwise, it doesn't exist.

Why did the ARRL submit this just before the closing bell for the departing Congress? Did they not know it was being tossed out within the week? Maybe it's best to offer that there is a capable team working on this, and these things take time and awareness to come to pass. You be the judge.

Original Blog post from December 2022: 

Have you heard the good news?

A group of ARRL representatives are working closely with lobbying efforts and a Sponsor to present a just cause to Congress, the proper pathway to enactment.

There will be more information available on how YOU can help by contacting your State officials. We encourage you to TUNE IN to this effort underway in our Nations Capital and soon, we hope in your neighborhood too. That's good news.

Written by Roanoke Division Director N2ZZ:

A Christmas message of hope.  ARRL has worked with Congress to introduce legislation which would bring relief to those operators living in communities, neighborhoods and subdivisions with antenna restrictions.