3.0.0 5419 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z House H HR 2025-09-17 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5419 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KEAN:H.R. 5419.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The U.S. Constitution: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H4411]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-03-04T19:38:54Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Discharged From 2026-02-24T16:15:15Z Referred To 2025-09-17T14:00:45Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-12-11T20:00:00Z Referred to 2025-12-04T15:15:00Z Reported By 2026-02-24T16:14:41Z Markup By 2026-02-11T18:45:00Z Discharged from 2026-02-11T17:00:00Z Referred To 2025-09-17T14:00:40Z H. Rept. 119-516 2026-03-04 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2026-03-03 15:38:14 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 15:38:12 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 15:38:07 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 15:38:07 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-03-03 15:29:39 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5419. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 15:29:38 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2352-2353) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 15:29:26 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-02-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00441 2026-02-24 Committee on Agriculture discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2026-02-24 Committee on Agriculture discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2026-02-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-516, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-02-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-516, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-02-11 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2026-02-11 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-02-11 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged Committee 2025-12-11 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-12-04 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2025-09-17 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-09-17 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000398 Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] Thomas Kean R NJ H. 7 N 2026-02-27T19:22:00Z H.R. 5419, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62198 As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 24, 2026 Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies 2026-01-07T19:59:09Z Congressional oversight 2026-01-07T19:59:09Z Government buildings, facilities, and property 2026-01-07T19:59:09Z Infrastructure development 2026-01-07T19:59:09Z Intergovernmental relations 2026-01-07T19:59:09Z Internet, web applications, social media 2026-01-07T19:59:09Z Land use and conservation 2026-01-07T19:59:09Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2025-09-26T15:54:28Z 00 2025-09-17 Introduced in House 2026-02-26T16:17:02Z Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to study and report on any barriers to and staffing needs for completing timely reviews of requests 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.)

]]> Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act 2026-03-06T04:08:20Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Display Title 45 Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act 2026-03-05T03:23:25Z Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a plan for ensuring timely review of broadband land use authorizations, and for other purposes. 2026-03-05T03:23:23Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act 2026-03-05T03:23:23Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles as Amended by House 7 To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a plan for ensuring timely review of broadband land use authorizations, and for other purposes 2026-03-04T13:57:57Z H House Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act 2026-02-25T04:53:19Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act 2025-09-26T05:53:14Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a plan for ensuring timely review of communications use authorizations, and for other purposes. 2025-09-26T05:48:22Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5419rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr5419rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5419eh/xml/BILLS-119hr5419eh.xml Reported in House 2026-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5419rh/xml/BILLS-119hr5419rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5419ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5419ih.xml 2026-03-04 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.