# 119-hr-4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act

119-hr-4211, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4211
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4211
- Congress: 119
- Title: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Exempts certain broadband deployments on brownfield sites from NEPA and NHPA environmental reviews.** This bill would let Federal Communications Commission‑jurisdiction communications projects that are built entirely within a brownfield site avoid NEPA major‑action and NHPA undertaking reviews so those builds move faster.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster permits for brownfield broadband: benefit, low. This bill would speed some broadband builds on brownfield sites. If a project stays entirely within a brownfield and needs FCC approval, it would not trigger full NEPA environmental review or NHPA historic review. It would apply only to deploying or modifying a communications facility on that site.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4312: SCORE Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6291: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4211 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4211)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8210)
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6291: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6291)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4211 (as of 2026-04-21).