# 119-hr-5266: 5G UPGRADE Act of 2025

119-hr-5266, 5G UPGRADE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5266
- 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-5266
- Congress: 119
- Title: 5G UPGRADE Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a 60-day deemed-approval rule to speed up local approvals for wireless facility changes.** It would expand the streamlined review to include state and local government instrumentalities, set clear tolling and notice rules for incomplete submissions, and allow fast court enforcement and FCC rulemaking.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster local approvals for 5G upgrades: benefit, high. If enacted, local and state governments, and their instrumentalities, would have 60 days to act on eligible requests to modify existing wireless equipment. If they do not approve or send a written decision with reasons and legal citations within 60 days, the request would be approved the next day.…
- FCC rules due in 180 days: mixed, low. If enacted, the FCC would have 180 days after enactment to issue final rules to carry out these changes. This is a deadline on the agency and could speed implementation. It would not, by itself, create new payments, fees, or taxes.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3589: RESTORE Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5266 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5266)

## Related
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8443)
- [119-hr-3589: RESTORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3589)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5266 (as of 2026-04-21).