HR 1343

Summary

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to submit a plan to Congress for tracking the acceptance, processing, and disposition of applications 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.) 

Bill status

Status

Passed House

Sponsor

Rep. August Pfluger [R-TX-11]

Cosponsors

2

Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Introduced

2025-02-13

Latest action

2026-04-21: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committee referrals

• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-04-21
• Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-02-04
• Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-12-03
• Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-02-13

Recent actions

• 2026-04-21: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
• 2026-04-20: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
• 2026-04-20: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2973)
• 2026-04-20: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2973)
• 2026-04-20: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1343.