H.R. 1681 · 119th Congress · House

Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act

Active· Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
Introduced
Feb 27, 25
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 26, 2026Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce

    H. Rept. 119-439, Part II.

    119Yea
    439Nay
    0NV
  2. MAR 26, 2026Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce

    H. Rept. 119-439, Part II.

    119Yea
    439Nay
    0NV
  3. MAR 26, 2026Committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  4. MAR 26, 2026Discharge

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  5. MAR 26, 2026Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.

  6. JAN 12, 2026Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources

    H. Rept. 119-439, Part I.

    119Yea
    439Nay
    0NV
  7. JAN 12, 2026Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources

    H. Rept. 119-439, Part I.

    119Yea
    439Nay
    0NV
  8. NOV 18, 2025Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  9. NOV 18, 2025Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  10. APR 09, 2025Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  11. APR 09, 2025Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  12. MAR 28, 2025Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

  13. FEB 27, 2025IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  14. FEB 27, 2025IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. FEB 27, 2025IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  16. FEB 27, 2025IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  17. FEB 27, 2025IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  18. FEB 27, 2025Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Committees

11

Agriculture Committee

hsag00

Referred: Mar 26, 2026

Discharged: Mar 26, 2026

Discharged

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Mar 26, 2026

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: Jan 12, 2026

Active

Communications and Technology Subcommittee

hsif16

Referred: Nov 18, 2025

Active

Communications and Technology Subcommittee

hsif16

Referred: Nov 18, 2025

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: Apr 9, 2025

Active

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee

hsag22

Referred: Mar 28, 2025

Active

Communications and Technology Subcommittee

hsif16

Referred: Feb 27, 2025

Active

Agriculture Committee

hsag00

Referred: Feb 27, 2025

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: Feb 27, 2025

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Feb 27, 2025

Active