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Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]","party":"R","state":"CO","district":8}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-03-26","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494."},"policyArea":"Science, Technology, Communications","subjects":["Advisory bodies","Congressional oversight","Government buildings, facilities, and property","Infrastructure development","Intergovernmental relations","Internet, web applications, social media","Land use and conservation"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Committee on Agriculture discharged.","type":"Discharge","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Committee on Agriculture discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-439, Part II.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-439, Part II.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-12","text":"Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-439, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-12","text":"Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-439, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-18","text":"Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-18","text":"Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-28","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><b>Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes an interagency strike force to support federal land management agencies' review of requests for communications use authorizations. (A <i>communications use authorization</i> is required to modify or locate communications facilities on public lands.)</p> <p>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.</p><p>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. <br/> </p>","updateDate":"2026-04-03T20:56:19Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":848,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:01:14.082Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Expediting%20Federal%20Broadband%20Deployment%20Reviews%20Act"}]}}