# 119-hr-46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act

119-hr-46, Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

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- As of: 2025-12-20
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-46
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**Prioritizing processing of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase II applications in places with the shortest construction seasons**. This bill would direct the Federal Communications Commission to speed up review of long-form applications and follow-up paperwork for projects in areas with long winters and heavy snowfall. - Service providers bidding in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase II who plan to build in short-season areas would get faster FCC processing of their long-form applications and related filings. That could help them start construction during narrow building windows. - Residents and local officials in rural, short-season areas could see broadband projects move forward sooner because regulators would fast-track those specific applications.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster approvals for short-season rural broadband: benefit, low. This bill would require the FCC to prioritize faster review of long-form applications for rural broadband. It would apply only to RDOF Phase II filings in places the FCC deems to have very short construction seasons, like areas with long winters and heavy snow. If enacted, it would take effect upon…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-46 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/46)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-46 (as of 2025-12-20).