H.R. 2289 119th Congress House

American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025

Official title: To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

Introduced: March 24, 2025 Introduced by: Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresHistoric sites and heritage areasInternet and video services

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Internet, web applications, social mediaTelephone and wireless communication

Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 15, 2026

Committee on Natural Resources discharged.

Apr 15, 2026

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-614, Part I.

Apr 15, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.

Dec 3, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Dec 3, 2025

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 24.

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

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.

Mar 24, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Mar 24, 2025

Introduced in House

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Communications and Technology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 119

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

RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES
for UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES
for UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION · 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
119 filings
SENATE
119 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
29 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
26 filings
White House Office
22 filings
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
21 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
19 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
16 filings

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Cosponsors 14

Balderson, Troy

Ohio · Apr 15, 2026

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Apr 15, 2026

Dunn, Neal P.

Florida · Apr 15, 2026

Harshbarger, Diana

Tennessee · Apr 15, 2026

Joyce, John

Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 2026

Obernolte, Jay

California · Apr 15, 2026

Allen, Rick W.

Georgia · Apr 14, 2026

Crenshaw, Dan

Texas · Apr 14, 2026

Fry, Russell

South Carolina · Apr 14, 2026

Goldman, Craig A.

Texas · Apr 14, 2026

Griffith, H. Morgan

Virginia · Apr 14, 2026

Houchin, Erin

Indiana · Apr 14, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2289: American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2289/

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"H.R. 2289: American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2289/.

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