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H.R. 1836 119th Congress House

GRANTED Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to provide for an application for a Federal easement, right-of-way, or lease with respect to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to provide for an application for a Federal easement, right-of-way, or lease with respect to a communications facility installation to be deemed granted if not granted or denied by the specified deadline, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 2025 Introduced by: Jay Obernolte Republican · California See on congress.gov
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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.
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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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Granting Remaining Applications Not Treated Efficiently or Delayed Act of 2025 or the GRANTED Act of 2025

This bill provides for the automatic approval of a complete application to place or maintain communications facilities (e.g., telecommunications antennas and equipment) on federal property after the application has been pending with a federal agency for 270 days. 

(Under current law, individuals and entities may apply for an easement, right-of-way, or lease to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications facility in, on, or over federal property. The federal agency with control over the relevant property is required to act on such an application within 270 days.)

The bill requires agencies to act on applications within 270 days of their receipt of a complete application, rather than within 270 days of an application’s filing. Under the bill, an application is considered complete when the applicant (1) has taken the first procedural step within their control to submit the application in accordance with procedures established by the agency, and (2) has not been notified of any deficiency in the application within 30 days of its submission. The bill also establishes criteria for determining when an application is considered received by an agency. 

Finally, the bill provides for the automatic grant of applications that remain pending with agencies after the 270-day deadline. 

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1836: GRANTED Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1836/
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"H.R. 1836: GRANTED Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1836/.
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H.R. 1836, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1836/.
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