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S. 4448 119th Congress Senate

Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 30, 2026 Introduced by: John Thune Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesInfrastructure developmentLicensing and registrationsTelephone and wireless communication
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Jul 22, 2026
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 30, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2173)
Apr 30, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now July 22, 2026

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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 Lobbying activity 15

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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 30, 2026
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 30, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4448: Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4448/
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"S. 4448: Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4448/.
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S. 4448, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4448/.
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