Legislation· Mar 2026Sponsored by Kat Cammack (R)
DIGITAL Applications Act
Requires Interior and Forest Service to set up online portals for communications facility permits on public lands.
Tradeoff
Creates faster application processing for cell towers and other telecom equipment on federal land. No spending or revenue impact identified.
What's in it
Costs $7 million over 2026–2031 in federal spending subject to .
The $7 million is the federal cost to upgrade and maintain the new online portal systems — the real policy impact is on communications companies seeking to place facilities on federal land, who will use these portals instead of manual processes.
Passed the House by on March 16, 2026 — now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Feb 27, 2025)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(Feb 27, 2025)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Apr 9, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-487, Part I.
House
The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Dec 3, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-487, Part II.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Mar 16, 2026)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Received from the House
on Energy and Natural Resources(Mar 17, 2026)
- Doris O. Matsui (D-CA)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)