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Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

2/8/2022, 11:16 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 7349

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to report to Congress on communications use authorizations (i.e., authorizations to modify or locate communications facilities on public lands).

Specifically, Interior and USDA must (1) provide an assessment on programmatic or administrative barriers to reviewing communications use authorizations, (2) provide an assessment of whether there are rules or regulations that could be revised to improve the efficiency of reviewing communications use authorizations, (3) describe the process for prioritizing the review of communications use authorizations, and (4) provide a plan to ensure adequate staffing to review communications use authorizations in a timely manner.

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Current Status of Bill HR 7349

Bill HR 7349 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 25, 2020. Bill HR 7349 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on June 25, 2020.  Bill HR 7349's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. as of September 11, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 7349

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
2
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
2
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 7349

Primary Policy Focus

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact Areas

- Congressional oversight
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Telephone and wireless communication

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 7349

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to provide a plan to ensure adequate staffing throughout organizational units of the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture to review communications use authorizations in a timely manner.
Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 7349

Bill Flores
Bill Flores
TexasRepublican
David Kustoff
David Kustoff
TennesseeRepublican
Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx
North CarolinaRepublican

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