Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 by Rep. August Pfluger
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to submit a plan to Congress for tracking the acceptance, processing, and disposition of applications for communications use authorizations. (These are requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations to locate or modify a transmitting device, support structure, or other communications facility on public lands or National Forest System land.)
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Apr 21, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 20, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 20, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2973)
- Apr 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2973)
- Apr 20, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1343.
- Apr 20, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2973-2974)
- Apr 20, 2026Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 4, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
- Feb 4, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-485.
- Dec 3, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
- Dec 3, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 18, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Nov 18, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 13, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Feb 13, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House