119th Congress
H.R. 5419
Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr.(R-NJ)
- Introduced
- Sep 17, 2025
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Official text
- Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to study and report on any barriers to and staffing needs for completing timely reviews of requests for communications use authorizations. (These are requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations to locate or modify a transmitting device, support structure, or other communications facility on public lands or National Forest System land.)
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5419. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2352-2353) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Committee on Agriculture discharged. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-516, Part I. - Feb 11, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. - Feb 11, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held - Feb 11, 2026
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged - Dec 11, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held - Dec 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. - Sep 17, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. - Sep 17, 2025
Introduced in House