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H.R. 1343119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Apr 21, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act
Introduced:
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HR 1343 requires a federal plan within 180 days to track broadband permit applications on federal land, not new siting rules.
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HR 1343, the Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create a plan for tracking "Form 299" applications, which companies file to build communications equipment on federal land. The plan, due to Congress within 180 days, must explain how to track applications from start to finish, improve status updates for applicants, and identify obstacles to building such a tracking system.
Telecommunications and broadband companies that apply for permits to install equipment on federal land managed by agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, or National Forest System. Rural and underserved communities could be indirectly affected.
The bill does not change who can build broadband infrastructure or where, and it sets no deadlines for approving individual permits. It focuses only on internal government tracking and transparency, so any effect on actual broadband deployment speed would depend on how the plan is later implemented.
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Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.