# 119-hr-2805: PLAN for Broadband Act

119-hr-2805, PLAN for Broadband Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2805
- Congress: 119
- Title: PLAN for Broadband Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**Creates a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide.** This bill would require the Executive Branch to deliver a public, detailed strategy and a rapid Implementation Plan to align federal broadband programs, reduce legal and permitting barriers for State, local, and Tribal partners, and assign agency performance goals. - State, local, Tribal governments and regional economic groups would get clearer paths to federal programs and faster access to federal land for broadband by streamlining easement, right-of-way, and lease processes and by addressing Tribal-specific issues. - Federal agencies would be given assigned roles, measurable performance targets, common data sets, and standardized application procedures. The Strategy must be completed within one year and an Implementation Plan must follow within 120 days to set accountability, regular interagency meetings, and public engagement. - Broadband providers and consumers would benefit from reduced program duplication, coordinated funding processes, and targeted plans to increase awareness and enrollment in affordability and adoption programs, plus requirements to monitor waste, fraud, and abuse. The bill preserves the Federal Communications Commission's authority and requires the Government Accountability Office to study the Strategy and Implementation Plan and report recommendations within one year after the Implementation Plan is submitted.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National broadband strategy and plan: benefit, high. This bill would require the Assistant Secretary to write a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide within one year of enactment. The Strategy would list federal and State/local broadband programs, set roles and performance measures for agency heads, and identify legal and administrative barri…
- GAO study of broadband plan: benefit, low. This bill would direct the Government Accountability Office to study how well the Strategy and Implementation Plan would close the digital divide. The GAO would be asked to make recommendations to improve the Strategy and Plan and report to the appropriate Congressional committees within one year a…
- Which agencies and programs count: benefit, low. This bill would define key terms and list the covered agencies for the Strategy and Implementation Plan. Covered agencies would include the FCC, NTIA, Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Education, Treasury, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, the Appalachian…

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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2805 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2805)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2805 (as of 2026-10-18).