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Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Pfluger, August Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 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
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.
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)
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
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 18, 2025
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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 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.) 

What's happening now April 21, 2026

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

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 41

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Landsman, Greg
Ohio · Dec 17, 2025
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 13, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1343: Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1343/
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"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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