S. 1282 · Became law

Public Law 109-34

Official title: “To amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to strike the privatization criteria for INTELSAT separated entities, remove certain restrictions on separated and successor entities to INTELSAT, and for other purposes.”

House: without objection · Senate: without objection
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The House passed it without objection on June 29, 2005. No individual votes are recorded.

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