HR 1731 ยท Standard FEES Act
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I.
- Introduced
- Feb 27, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 4, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Gary J. Palmer [R-AL-6]
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Cosponsors
- 2
Summary
Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act or the Standard FEES Act This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish, and federal agencies to adopt, a uniform schedule of fees for applications to place, modify, or maintain communications facilities in, over, or on federally owned buildings and property. The fees established by the GSA must be competitively neutral with respect to other application fees for similar uses of federal buildings and property and based on the direct and actual costs of processing such applications. The GSA may establish exceptions to the fee schedule to be granted by agencies on a case-by-case basis, provided the exceptions are competitively neutral with respect to the categories of individuals or entities granted exceptions and meet certain other requirements. Agencies may only use fees collected to cover the costs of processing applications, and only to the extent that the funds are provided in advance in appropriations acts.
Recent actions
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I.
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I.
- Dec 3, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
- Dec 3, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 18, 2025 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Nov 18, 2025 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.