H.R. 1343 119th Congress House

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

Official title: To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a plan for the Assistant Secretary to track the accepta… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a plan for the Assistant Secretary to track the acceptance, processing, and disposal of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 17, 2025 Introduced by: August Pfluger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesInfrastructure developmentInternet, web applications, social media

Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 21, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Apr 20, 2026 · 4:38 PM EDT

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2973)

Apr 20, 2026 · 4:38 PM EDT

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2973)

Apr 20, 2026 · 4:33 PM EDT

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1343.

Apr 20, 2026 · 4:33 PM EDT

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2973-2974)

Apr 20, 2026 · 4:33 PM EDT

Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Apr 20, 2026 · 4:38 PM EDT

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 4, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.

Feb 4, 2026

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-485.

Dec 3, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Dec 3, 2025

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.

Nov 18, 2025

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Nov 18, 2025

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in House

Feb 13, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Feb 13, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

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.)

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Communications and Technology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 61

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
for AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION
for NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
for CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC · Connecticut · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
for COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
61 filings
SENATE
61 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
25 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
24 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
24 filings
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
24 filings
White House Office
23 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
15 filings

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Cosponsors 2

Landsman, Greg

Ohio · Dec 17, 2025

Soto, Darren

Florida · Feb 13, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1343: Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1343/

MLA

"H.R. 1343: Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1343/.

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H.R. 1343, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1343/.

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