H.R. 2289 · 119th Congress

American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025

Introduced Mar 24, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Status: In committee

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (current)
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources discharged.

  3. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-614, Part I.

  4. House

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 24.

  5. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. House

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 12.

  7. House

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  8. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

  9. House

    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.

  10. Introduced in House