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H.R. 4802 115th Congress House

Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act

Official title: To track applications to locate or modify communications facilities on Federal real property, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2018 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesInternet and video services
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Internet, web applications, social mediaLand use and conservationPerformance measurementTelephone and wireless communication
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Jan 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jan 16, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jan 16, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act

This bill directs Senior Real Property Officers of specified federal agencies to track applications to locate or modify communications facilities on certain federal real property assets of those agencies.

Each officer shall report on the tracking of such applications to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). In turn, the NTIA shall report to Congress on the information in each submitted report and analyses of the application process.

An officer must respond to an inquiry about the status of an application from the applicant no later than seven days after receiving such inquiry.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4802: Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4802/
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"H.R. 4802: Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4802/.
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H.R. 4802, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4802/.
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