# 119-hr-1343: Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

119-hr-1343, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1343
- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1343
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Plan to track broadband permits on federal lands: benefit, low. 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 fil…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-10398: CHC REBASE Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3521: Clinical Trial Modernization Act
- 119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1343 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1343)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9211)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-10398: CHC REBASE Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10398)
- [119-hr-3521: Clinical Trial Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3521)
- [119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1227)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1343 (as of 2026-09-21).