HR 2289
119th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Historic sites and heritage areas
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication
American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025
Introduced: March 24, 2025
Introduced by:
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Republican
· Georgia
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 2026
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Apr 15, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
Apr 15, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-614, Part I.
Dec 3, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 24.
Dec 3, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 18, 2025
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 18, 2025
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 12.
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 24, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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
Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
This bill excludes certain requests to modify an existing wireless tower or base station from specified environmental and historic preservation review requirements. Specifically, the bill applies to certain requests to modify an existing wireless tower or base station by collocating, removing, or replacing transmission equipment.
In particular, the bill specifies that such projects are not considered major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or undertakings under the National Historic Preservation Act. This excludes the projects from relevant reviews required under those acts.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
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