HR 1681passed_one119th Congress

Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act

Introduced Feb 27, 2025House billPolicy area: Science, Technology, CommunicationsLast action Apr 20, 2026Sponsor: Gabe Evans(R-CO)

technologyScience, Technology, Communications

Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeAgriculture CommitteeEnergy and Commerce CommitteeNatural Resources Committee+2 committees

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Official summaryUpdated Apr 21, 2026

What the bill does

Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act This bill establishes an interagency strike force to support federal land management agencies' review of requests for communications use authorizations. (A communications use authorization is required to modify or locate communications facilities on public lands.) The strike force must (1) conduct periodic calls with strike force members to ensure that each agency prioritizes the review of requests for communications use authorizations, (2) establish goals for the review of the requests, and (3) monitor and facilitate agency accountability for meeting the established goals. The bill specifies that the strike force must include the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the head of each federal land management agency, and other members designated by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior. The bill also requires the strike force to report to Congress regarding its effectiveness.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Lobbying Filings

$32.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Feb 27, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Apr 11, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION

Jul 17, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION

Apr 20, 2026vote

Jake Auchincloss voted yea

Apr 20, 2026vote

Mark E. Amodei voted not_voting

Apr 20, 2026vote

Alma S. Adams voted yea

Official Congressional Actions

Apr 21, 2026IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Apr 20, 2026Floor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 9 (Roll no. 125). (text: CR H2971-2972)

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Apr 20, 2026Floor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 9 (Roll no. 125). (text: CR H2971-2972)

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Apr 20, 2026Floor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2978-2979)

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION	COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION	$16.0M	Jul 17, 2025	2025Q2	TECTAX
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION	COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION	$16.0M	Apr 11, 2025	2025Q1	TECTAX

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Jake Auchincloss	D	yea	Apr 20, 2026
Mark E. Amodei	R	not_voting	Apr 20, 2026
Alma S. Adams	D	yea	Apr 20, 2026
Pete Aguilar	D	yea	Apr 20, 2026

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.