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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR7742119th CongressWALLET
Keep It Moving Act
Sponsored By: Representative Pfluger
Introduced
Summary
Create strict, time-bound deadlines for the FCC to act on applications to transfer control or assign licenses. The bill would set quick completeness checks, short amendment windows, clear public-notice triggers, and a 180-day target for final FCC action with narrow, defined exceptions.
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- Applicants (telecom companies and buyers) would get faster certainty. The FCC must make completeness determinations within 15 days and generally issue a final order within 180 days after the public notice.
- Applicants gain an enforceable amendment and remedy process. Filers can amend and get a 5-day recheck, benefit from deemed-complete rules if the FCC misses deadlines, and may seek a court writ to compel action.
- FCC decisionmaking and oversight would be constrained. Denials or designations for hearing must be adopted by a Commission majority, hearings that raise material factual questions must conclude with a final order within 15 months, and pro forma transactions mostly follow a 30-day notice rule.
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Court writ to force FCC action
If enacted, an applicant could ask a court to force the FCC to act if the agency misses the statutory deadline. The court would have to issue a writ promptly and no later than 72 hours after the petition is filed. After a writ, the FCC could deny only if a court permits denial and the court requires the FCC to meet a specific approval-or-denial date.
Faster FCC review and deadlines
If enacted, the bill would require the FCC to move faster on transfers and license assignments. The FCC would have 15 days to tell an applicant whether a filing is complete, and 5 days after an amendment to decide completeness. The FCC would publish a public notice within 7 days after accepting an application. The FCC would generally have 180 days after that public notice to issue a final order, or 1 year if it issues a formal information request or refers the case to the foreign-participation committee, with limited 30‑day and 90‑day extensions in narrow situations.
Higher-level review and more appeals
If enacted, the FCC could still approve many covered applications by delegated authority. But any denial or referral to hearing would need a majority vote of the commissioners. The bill would also let applicants appeal more FCC actions to court, including hearing designations, grants with conditions the applicant objects to, and determinations that an application is not complete.
Simpler rules for pro forma transfers
If enacted, pro forma transactions generally would not need prior FCC approval. Instead, the license holder or a spectrum lessee would have to notify the FCC in writing within 30 days after the transaction is completed. This would speed routine, technical transfers and reduce pre-transaction paperwork.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Pfluger
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
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