HR 2289 · introduced · significant
American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025
- technology
What this bill does
- This bill exempts certain wireless tower modifications from environmental and historic preservation reviews.
- It affects wireless carriers, tower operators, and federal agencies overseeing environmental compliance.
- The exemption applies immediately to colocation, removal, and replacement of transmission equipment projects.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would exempting wireless tower modifications from environmental reviews affect communities near sensitive ecosystems or historic sites?
- 02
What evidence suggests current environmental review timelines delay broadband deployment more than other infrastructure barriers?
- 03
Which types of tower modifications should require oversight, and how would you draw that line between speed and protection?
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Sponsor · R-GA-1
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
14/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-04-15
Joining the bill
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14
Russell Fry
R-SC-7
H. Morgan Griffith
R-VA-9
Craig A. Goldman
R-TX-12
Erin Houchin
R-IN-9
Robert E. Latta
R-OH-5
Rick W. Allen
R-GA-12
Dan Crenshaw
R-TX-2
Gus M. Bilirakis
R-FL-12
Troy Balderson
R-OH-12
John Joyce
R-PA-13
Neal P. Dunn
R-FL-2
+ 2 more
Legislative timeline
2026-04-15 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
2026-04-15 · house · Discharge
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
2026-04-15 · Committee
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
2026-04-15 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-614, Part I.
2026-04-15 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-614, Part I.
2025-12-03 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 24.
2025-12-03 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-11-18 · house · Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 12.
2025-11-18 · house · Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-03-24 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2025-03-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2025-03-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2025-03-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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