The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2026
HR 1343 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by August Pfluger (R)

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

Requires tracking plan for communications facility applications on federal lands.

Tradeoff

Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to design a system for tracking permit applications. No fiscal impact identified.

What's in it

See official bill text

No significant federal cost; any spending would be less than $500,000 and subject to .

The federal cost to produce this report is minimal (under $500,000); the bill's primary effect is requiring a new reporting obligation rather than creating significant federal spending.

H.R. 1343, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act · Feb 2026

Passed the House by on April 20, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 13, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Feb 13, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 49 - 0(Dec 3, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-485.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 20, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Apr 21, 2026)