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H.R. 1588 · 119th Congress

Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act

Introduced Feb 26, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: In committee

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

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

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. House

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

  2. House

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

  3. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  4. House

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  5. House

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

  7. House

    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.

  8. Introduced in House