Sitting in the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
Most bills stop at this point and never get a vote.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsCongressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesInfrastructure developmentInternet, web applications, social media
Why This Matters
This bill requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce to develop a plan for tracking broadband applications, ensuring applicants know the status of their requests.
If you apply for broadband access on public lands, you will receive better updates on your application status within 180 days of this bill passing.
Who this affects
individuals · companies
What changes is this bill making?
1The Assistant Secretary of Commerce must create a plan to track broadband application forms.
2This plan will increase transparency for applicants about their application status.
3The Assistant Secretary must report potential challenges in implementing this tracking system.
4The plan is due within 180 days after the bill becomes law.
Read the detailed 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.)
