# 119-hr-1588: Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act

119-hr-1588, Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1588
- Congress: 119
- Title: Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**This bill would push federal agencies to identify and fix barriers to creating online portals for Form 299.** It focuses on making it easier to accept, process, and dispose of communications use authorizations for public and National Forest lands. - Applicants for communications use authorization would get more federal attention on obstacles to online permitting for Form 299. - The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information would have to report to Congress within 90 days and then every 60 days on whether portals exist and what barriers remain. - The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture would have to notify that Assistant Secretary within 3 business days after they establish an online portal. - Four congressional committees would receive the reports: House Energy and Commerce, House Natural Resources, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senate Environment and Public Works.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tracking online portals for tower permits: benefit, low. If enacted, the Commerce Department would report to Congress within 90 days, then every 60 days. Each report would say whether Interior and Agriculture have an online portal to accept and process Form 299 applications for communications sites on public lands and national forests, and list any barri…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1588 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1588)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1588 (as of 2026-09-26).