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H.R. 1681 (119th): Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act

Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act This bill establishes an interagency strike force to support federal land management agencies' review of requests for communications use authorizations. (A communications use authorization is required to modify or locate communications facilities on public lands.) The strike force must (1) conduct periodic calls with strike force members to ensure that each agency prioritizes the review of requests for communications use authorizations, (2) establish goals for the review of the requests, and (3) monitor and facilitate agency accountability for meeting the established goals. The bill specifies that the strike force must include the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the head of each federal land management agency, and other members designated by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior. The bill also requires the strike force to report to Congress regarding its effectiveness.

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Recorded summary

The bill establishes an interagency strike force to support federal land management agencies in reviewing requests for communications use authorizations, which are required to modify or locate communications facilities on public lands. The strike force must hold periodic calls to ensure agencies prioritize these reviews, set review goals, and monitor agency accountability for meeting them. It must include the head of NTIA, the head of each federal land management agency, and other members designated by the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior. The strike force must also report to Congress on its effectiveness.

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Theological note: The measure concerns administrative efficiency in permitting broadband and communications infrastructure on public lands. It raises no direct moral question about life, justice, or the restraint of evil. Its relevance is limited to stewardship of public lands and the prudent, timely ordering of government processes that serve ordinary civic needs.

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Roll 125 · 20-Apr-2026 6:59 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 384 · Nay 9 · Other 37

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