# 119-hr-7742: Keep It Moving Act

119-hr-7742, Keep It Moving Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7742
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keep It Moving Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Create strict, time-bound deadlines for the FCC to act on applications to transfer control or assign licenses.** The bill would set quick completeness checks, short amendment windows, clear public-notice triggers, and a 180-day target for final FCC action with narrow, defined exceptions. - Applicants (telecom companies and buyers) would get faster certainty. The FCC must make completeness determinations within 15 days and generally issue a final order within 180 days after the public notice. - Applicants gain an enforceable amendment and remedy process. Filers can amend and get a 5-day recheck, benefit from deemed-complete rules if the FCC misses deadlines, and may seek a court writ to compel action. - FCC decisionmaking and oversight would be constrained. Denials or designations for hearing must be adopted by a Commission majority, hearings that raise material factual questions must conclude with a final order within 15 months, and pro forma transactions mostly follow a 30-day notice rule.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Court writ to force FCC action: benefit, medium. If enacted, an applicant could ask a court to force the FCC to act if the agency misses the statutory deadline. The court would have to issue a writ promptly and no later than 72 hours after the petition is filed. After a writ, the FCC could deny only if a court permits denial and the court require…
- Faster FCC review and deadlines: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the FCC to move faster on transfers and license assignments. The FCC would have 15 days to tell an applicant whether a filing is complete, and 5 days after an amendment to decide completeness. The FCC would publish a public notice within 7 days after accepting an…
- Higher-level review and more appeals: benefit, low. If enacted, the FCC could still approve many covered applications by delegated authority. But any denial or referral to hearing would need a majority vote of the commissioners. The bill would also let applicants appeal more FCC actions to court, including hearing designations, grants with condition…
- Simpler rules for pro forma transfers: benefit, low. If enacted, pro forma transactions generally would not need prior FCC approval. Instead, the license holder or a spectrum lessee would have to notify the FCC in writing within 30 days after the transaction is completed. This would speed routine, technical transfers and reduce pre-transaction paperw…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9401: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7742 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7742)

## Related
- [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-9401: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9401)
- [119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9211)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7742 (as of 2026-04-21).