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119-hr-1343119th CongressWALLET

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

Sponsored By: Representative Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

Passed House

Summary

Transparent tracking of Form 299 applications for communications use on public lands. This bill would push the Commerce Department to lay out a plan so applicants and the public can see the status and timeline for each Form 299 and speed up processing.

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  • Applicants: Companies and others filing Form 299 would get clearer, public status updates on acceptance, processing, and disposal for each request.
  • Land-managing agencies: The Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest Service would be required to track and publicly disclose Form 299 actions and identify implementation barriers.
  • Congress and the public: The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information would submit a plan to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee within 180 days describing tracking processes, transparency measures, and steps to implement them quickly.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Plan to track broadband permits on federal lands

If enacted, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information would have 180 days to send Congress a plan. The plan would track every Form 299 filing to use or modify a communications facility on public lands and National Forests. It would show applicants the status of each filing, list fast ways to roll it out, and flag any barriers. The plan would go to the House Energy and Commerce and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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