Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act
- Last Action
- 4/21/2026
Actions
- 2026-04-21Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2026-04-20Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-04-20On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 9 (Roll no. 125). (text: CR H2971-2972)
- 2026-04-20Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 9 (Roll no. 125). (text: CR H2971-2972)
- 2026-04-20Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2978-2979)
- 2026-04-20At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2026-04-20DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1681.
- 2026-04-20Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2971-2973)
- 2026-04-20Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2026-03-26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
- 2026-03-26Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 2026-03-26Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 2026-03-26Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-439, Part II.
- 2026-03-26Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-439, Part II.
- 2026-01-12Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-439, Part I.
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CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-27 (00)
Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act
This bill establishes an interagency strike force to support federal land management agencies' review of requests for communications use authorizations. (A communications use authorization is required to modify or locate communications facilities on public lands.)
The strike force must (1) conduct periodic calls with strike force members to ensure that each agency prioritizes the review of requests for communications use authorizations, (2) establish goals for the review of the requests, and (3) monitor and facilitate agency accountability for meeting the established goals.
The bill specifies that the strike force must include the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the head of each federal land management agency, and other members designated by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior. The bill also requires the strike force to report to Congress regarding its effectiveness.
Cosponsors (2)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Infrastructure development
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Land use and conservation
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