# 116-hr-7349: Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

116-hr-7349, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7349
- Congress: 116
- Title: Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2020-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to report to Congress on communications use authorizations (i.e., authorizations to modify or locate communications facilities on public lands). Specifically, Interior and USDA must (1) provide an assessment on programmatic or administrative barriers to reviewing communications use authorizations, (2) provide an assessment of whether there are rules or regulations that could be revised to improve the efficiency of reviewing communications use authorizations, (3) describe the process for prioritizing the review of communications use authorizations, and (4) provide a plan to ensure adequate staffing to review communications use authorizations in a timely manner.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-5595: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-12: CTF Act
- 116-hr-11: Commitment to American GROWTH Act
- 116-hr-8353: Women’s Public Health and Safety Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7349 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7349)

## Related
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-5595: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5595)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-12: CTF Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-12)
- [116-hr-11: Commitment to American GROWTH Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-11)
- [116-hr-8353: Women’s Public Health and Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8353)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7349 (as of 2025-11-18).