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H.R. 1681 · Science, Technology, Communications
Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What does this mean?

Companies that want to build or upgrade things like cell towers, internet antennas, or other communications equipment on federal land (national forests, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, etc.) currently need government approval, which can take a long time. This bill creates a task force made up of officials from the federal agencies that oversee that land, plus telecommunications officials, whose job is to push those agencies to review and decide on such requests faster, by setting deadlines and checking whether agencies are meeting them. It doesn't change the rules companies must follow to get approved—it just aims to speed up how quickly the government responds, and requires this task force to report back to Congress on whether it's actually working.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to Committee
Feb 27, 2025
Passed House
Apr 20, 2026
Received in Senate
Apr 21, 2026
Full action history (21)
Feb 27, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 27, 2025Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
Mar 28, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Apr 9, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 9, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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