# 119-hr-1836: GRANTED Act of 2025

119-hr-1836, GRANTED Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1836
- Congress: 119
- Title: GRANTED Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**'Deemed granted' remedy** This bill would speed federal approvals for easements, rights-of-way, and leases for communications facility installations by creating a **'deemed granted'** rule. It would replace the old “duly filed” standard with a clearer “complete” test and set timelines and receipt rules to trigger automatic grants when agencies miss deadlines. - Applicants for communications facility permits would get a clear completeness test. The test requires taking the first procedural step under the agency’s rules and not receiving a written notice within 30 days that lists missing information. - If an executive agency fails to grant or deny a complete application by the deadline, that application would be deemed granted on the day after the deadline. - The new rules apply to applications under section 6409(b) that are received by an executive agency on or after the date of enactment, and are aimed at reducing administrative delay.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Automatic OK for late communications permits: benefit, medium. This bill would change how federal permits for communications equipment on federal property are handled. An application would be complete when you take the first procedural step within your control under the agency’s process, and you do not get a written notice within 30 days after the agency recei…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act
- 119-hr-9363: AI Security and Innovation Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-6024: BRAVE Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1836 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1836)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8516)
- [119-hr-9363: AI Security and Innovation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9363)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-6024: BRAVE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6024)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1836 (as of 2026-04-21).