{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1731","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1731,"title":"Standard FEES Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"P000609","fullName":"Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]","party":"R","state":"AL","district":6}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-02-04","text":"Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I."},"policyArea":"Science, Technology, Communications","subjects":["Government buildings, facilities, and property","Infrastructure development","Internet, web applications, social media","Telephone and wireless communication","User charges and fees"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-02-04","text":"Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-04","text":"Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-03","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-03","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","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":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.","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 Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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><strong>Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act or the Standard FEES Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish, and federal agencies to adopt, a uniform schedule of fees for&nbsp;applications to place, modify, or maintain communications facilities in, over, or on federally owned buildings and property.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The fees established by the GSA must be competitively neutral with respect to other application fees for similar uses of federal buildings and property and based on the direct and actual costs of processing such applications. The GSA may establish exceptions to the fee schedule to be granted by agencies on a case-by-case basis,&nbsp;provided the exceptions are competitively neutral with respect to the categories of individuals or entities granted exceptions and meet certain other requirements.&nbsp;</p><p>Agencies may only use fees collected to cover the costs of processing applications, and only&nbsp;to the extent that&nbsp;the funds are provided in advance in appropriations acts. &nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-18T01:26:17Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":493,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:25:03.079Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Standard%20FEES%20Act"}]}}