HR 2289
American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025
Summary
Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act This bill excludes certain requests to modify an existing wireless tower or base station from specified environmental and historic preservation review requirements. Specifically, the bill applies to certain requests to modify an existing wireless tower or base station by collocating, removing, or replacing transmission equipment. In particular, the bill specifies that such projects are not considered major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or undertakings under the National Historic Preservation Act. This excludes the projects from relevant reviews required under those acts.
Bill status
- Status
- Reported
- Sponsor
- Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter [R-GA-1]
- Cosponsors
- 14
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Introduced
- 2025-03-24
- Latest action
- 2026-04-15: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
Committee referrals
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Discharged From · 2026-04-15
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-04-15
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-12-03
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-03-24
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-03-24
Recent actions
- 2026-04-15: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
- 2026-04-15: Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
- 2026-04-15: Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
- 2026-04-15: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-614, Part I.
- 2026-04-15: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-614, Part I.