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H.R. 1731 119th Congress House

Standard FEES Act

Official title: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to establish a uniform fee schedule applicable to the processing of forms for the considerati… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to establish a uniform fee schedule applicable to the processing of forms for the consideration of applications for the placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other property owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 18, 2025 Introduced by: Gary J. Palmer Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Government buildings, facilities, and propertyInfrastructure developmentInternet, web applications, social mediaTelephone and wireless communicationUser charges and fees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2026
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I.
Dec 3, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
Dec 3, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 18, 2025
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Nov 18, 2025
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
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Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act or the Standard FEES Act

This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish, and federal agencies to adopt, a uniform schedule of fees for applications to place, modify, or maintain communications facilities in, over, or on federally owned buildings and property.  

The fees established by the GSA must be competitively neutral with respect to other application fees for similar uses of federal buildings and property and based on the direct and actual costs of processing such applications. The GSA may establish exceptions to the fee schedule to be granted by agencies on a case-by-case basis, provided the exceptions are competitively neutral with respect to the categories of individuals or entities granted exceptions and meet certain other requirements. 

Agencies may only use fees collected to cover the costs of processing applications, and only to the extent that the funds are provided in advance in appropriations acts.  

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 Lobbying activity 27

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Landsman, Greg
Ohio · Dec 18, 2025
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Ryan, Patrick
New York · Feb 27, 2025
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