# 119-hr-2975: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act

119-hr-2975, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2975
- Congress: 119
- Title: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Speeding local zoning and permitting to accelerate broadband buildout.** This bill would create a competitive grant program to help state, local, and Tribal governments process zoning and permitting applications faster so fiber and 5G projects can be built sooner. - Families and communities: Faster approvals in participating jurisdictions would help bring broadband to underserved rural and low-income areas and build on the $42.5 billion in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act broadband funds. - Local governments and Tribal entities: Grants would fund hiring, training, and technology to improve permit review. Eligible jurisdictions must adopt written policies for efficient reviews and set fees that are uniform and tied to actual, objectively reasonable costs. - Broadband providers and builders: Covered jurisdictions would use expedited processes and policies that allow techniques like micro-trenching and reuse of existing infrastructure, shortening deployment timelines. - Stakeholders: The bill would create a Local Broadband Advisory Council of industry, infrastructure providers, and local officials to develop solutions and deliver a report within one year.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to speed local broadband permits: benefit, medium. The bill would set up competitive grants for local and Tribal governments to speed zoning and permit reviews for broadband. The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information would run the program. Applicants would need to show they are ready, use efficient, federally compliant…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5220: Congressional Power of the Purse Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8831: Protecting Our Democracy Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2975 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2975)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5220: Congressional Power of the Purse Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5220)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-8831: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8831)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2975 (as of 2026-04-21).