# 119-hr-8354: Securing Local Communities Input in Broadband Development Act

119-hr-8354, Securing Local Communities Input in Broadband Development Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8354
- Congress: 119
- Title: Securing Local Communities Input in Broadband Development Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Removes legal effect of two FCC broadband deployment orders.** This bill would nullify the Federal Communications Commission's 'Accelerating Wireless and Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment' rule and its related Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling (FCC 18-111), declaring those actions to have no force or effect and thereby preserving state and local governments' rights over broadband siting and related local decisions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More local control over broadband siting: mixed, medium. This bill would say two specific FCC broadband rules have no legal force. It would nullify "Accelerating Wireless and Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment" (83 Fed. Reg. 51867) and the FCC "Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling" (FCC 18-111). If en…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-928: Railway Safety Act of 2025
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8354 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8354)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-928: Railway Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-928)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8354 (as of 2026-09-21).