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House Bill 5419
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
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Passed House on Mar 3, 2026
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The "Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act" aims to address any administrative hurdles that delay the review of requests for broadband land use authorizations. The bill mandates a study by relevant government departments to identify if there are any programmatic or administrative barriers causing delays. The study aims to assess and report on the causes of delays, ultimately seeking to enhance the efficiency of the review process for broadband deployment.

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Introduced
Sep 17, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5419
Congress
119
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Thomas H. Kean
New Jersey
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on March 3, 2026
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352)
Summary

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.)

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
March 4, 2026
Engrossed in House
March 3, 2026
Reported in House
February 24, 2026
Introduced in House
September 17, 2025
Actions (18)
03/04/2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
03/03/2026
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
03/03/2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/03/2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352)
03/03/2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352)
03/03/2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5419.
03/03/2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2352-2353)
03/03/2026
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
02/24/2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.
02/24/2026
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
02/24/2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-516, Part I.
02/11/2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
02/11/2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
02/11/2026
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
12/11/2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
12/04/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
09/17/2025
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.
09/17/2025
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 6, 2026 4:08:20 AM
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