# 119-hr-2289: American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025

119-hr-2289, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2289
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Sets strict review deadlines and automatic approvals to speed broadband and cable builds while preserving limited local rights‑of‑way control.** It creates clear timelines, tolling rules, and evidence‑based denials so projects can move faster without hidden fees. - Local governments and franchising authorities must act within set clocks or face a deemed grant. Key deadlines include 60 days for eligible facilities and 120 days for cable franchise actions and franchise changes, and denials must be written with substantial evidence. - Broadband and cable deployers get faster approvals and clearer rules. The bill expands eligible facilities to cover wireline modifications and small wireless upgrades, adds 60‑day deemed approvals for those requests, and requires FCC implementing rules within 180 days. - Tribes and environmental review processes are narrowed for covered projects and include a 45‑day tribal response presumption for certain filings; federal NEPA and historic preservation exceptions apply to specified covered projects.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster permits and siting rules for providers: benefit, high. This bill would set short, uniform review clocks for many network siting requests. Covered equipment requests would be decided in 90 days if on eligible support infrastructure or in 150 days otherwise. Personal wireless requests would generally be 60 days for small facilities on existing structures…
- New cable franchise rules for operators: benefit, high. This bill would set strong deadlines and protections for cable franchise applicants and operators. Franchising authorities would have 120 days to approve or deny franchise applications or elimination/modification requests, or the request would be treated as granted the day after 120 days. An operat…
- Limits on siting fees and charges: benefit, medium. This bill would limit what fees governments can charge to process siting and placement requests. Fees would have to be nondiscriminatory, competitively and technology neutral, publicly posted in advance, and based only on actual, direct costs for review, repairs, or replacement. Fees would be descr…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

## Sources
- [119-hr-2289 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2289)

## Related
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2289 (as of 2026-09-21).