H.R. 5419 · 119th Congress · House

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

In Congress· Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced
Sep 17, 25
Passed House
Mar 3, 26
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to study and report on any barriers to and staffing needs for completing timely reviews of requests 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.)

Action Timeline

19
  1. MAR 04, 2026Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. MAR 03, 2026Library of Congress

    Passed/agreed to in House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352)

  3. MAR 03, 2026House floor actions

    The title of the measure was amended

    Agreed to without objection.

  4. MAR 03, 2026House floor actions

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  5. MAR 03, 2026House floor actions

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352)

  6. MAR 03, 2026Library of Congress

    Passed/agreed to in House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  7. MAR 03, 2026House floor actions

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5419.

  8. MAR 03, 2026House floor actions

    Considered under suspension of the rules

    (consideration: CR H2352-2353)

    2352Yea
    2353Nay
    0NV
  9. MAR 03, 2026House floor actions

    Mr

    Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  10. FEB 24, 2026House floor actions

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.

  11. FEB 24, 2026Library of Congress

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  12. FEB 24, 2026Library of Congress

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources

    H. Rept. 119-516, Part I.

    119Yea
    516Nay
    0NV
  13. FEB 11, 2026House committee actions

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  14. FEB 11, 2026House committee actions

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. FEB 11, 2026House committee actions

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  16. DEC 11, 2025House committee actions

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  17. DEC 04, 2025House committee actions

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  18. SEP 17, 2025House floor actions

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

  19. SEP 17, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in House

Committees

6

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Mar 4, 2026

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Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Feb 24, 2026

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Feb 24, 2026

Discharged: Feb 11, 2026

Discharged

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Feb 11, 2026

Discharged: Feb 11, 2026

Discharged

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2025

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2025

Active