H.R. 1049: To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an interagency strike force to increase prioritization by the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture by senior management of the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture, or an organizational unit of reviews for communications use authorizations.

H.R. 1049: To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an interagency strike force to increase prioritization by the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture by senior management of the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture, or an organizational unit of reviews for communications use authorizations.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-15 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Who proposed it: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · what a sponsor is
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To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an interagency strike force to increase prioritization by the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture by senior management of the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture, or an organizational unit of reviews for communications use authorizations.

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Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish an interagency strike force to increase specified agencies' prioritization of reviews for communications use authorizations on federal property. A communications use authorization is an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization to locate or modify a communications facility on certain public land.

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To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an interagency strike force to increase prioritization by the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture by senior management of the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture, or an organizational unit of reviews for communications use authorizations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · 2 cosponsors

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John R. Curtis (R-UT), Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1049.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1049 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117