HOUSE 1665119th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

DIGITAL Applications Act

Last Action: 3/17/2026

Actions

2026-03-17Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2026-03-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-03-16On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2511-2512)
2026-03-16Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2511-2512)
2026-03-16DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1665.
2026-03-16Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2511-2513)
2026-03-16Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2026-02-04Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416.
2026-02-04Committee on Agriculture discharged.
2026-02-04Committee on Agriculture discharged.
2026-02-04Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-487, Part II.
2026-02-04Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-487, Part II.
2026-02-04Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-487, Part I.
2026-02-04Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-487, Part I.
2025-12-03Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.

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CRS Summary

As of 2025-02-27 (00)

Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act or the DIGITAL Applications Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to each establish an online portal for accepting, processing, and disposal of applications for communications use authorizations. These are requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations to locate or modify a transmitting device, support structure, or other communications facility on public lands or National Forest System land.

Interior and the Forest Service must also notify the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within three business days of establishing their respective portals, and once the portals are established, the NTIA must link to them from its website.

Cosponsors (3)

Doris Matsui (D-CA)
April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
Greg Landsman (D-OH)

Subjects

Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Telephone and wireless communication

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