# 119-hr-5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act

119-hr-5273, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5273
- 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-5273
- Congress: 119
- Title: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Exempts certain telecom collocations from federal environmental and historic-preservation review.** This bill would say a Federal authorization for a "covered project" is not a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act and that a covered project is not an "undertaking" under the National Historic Preservation Act.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster telecom upgrades on existing infrastructure: mixed, high. If enacted, some telecom projects on existing poles, towers, or buildings would skip key federal reviews. Covered projects would not trigger NEPA major‑action review or the Historic Preservation Act Section 106 process. This would apply to projects that place, build, or modify a telecom facility on…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-8425: Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5273 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5273)

## Related
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-8425: Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8425)
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5273 (as of 2026-04-21).