HR 1588 119th Congress

Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act

Latest Action

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-486, Part I.

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Sponsors

Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]

Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]

R — IA

Summary

Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act or the Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to periodically report on the development of online portals for the acceptance, processing, and disposal of applications for communications use authorizations. Communications use authorizations 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. Specifically, the NTIA must report to Congress about (1) whether the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service have each established a portal, and (2) any barriers to establishing the portals. The NTIA must submit the first report within 90 days of the enactment of the bill and additional reports every 60 days thereafter until the portals are established. Additionally, Interior and the Forest Service must notify the NTIA within three business days of establishing their respective portals.

Actions

2026-02-04T00:00:00

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-486, Part I.

2026-02-04T00:00:00

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-486, Part I.

2025-12-03T00:00:00

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.

2025-12-03T00:00:00

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2025-11-18T00:00:00

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

2025-11-18T00:00:00

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2025-02-26T00:00:00

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

2025-02-26T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

2025-02-26T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

2025-02-26T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

2025-02-26T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2025-02-26T00:00:00

Introduced in House

Policy Areas

Science, Technology, Communications

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