H.R. 1067: Standard FEES Act
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H.R. 1067: Standard FEES Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-15 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Standard FEES Act
Plain summary
Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act or the Standard FEES Act This bill requires the General Services Administration to establish a common fee schedule for the processing of certain wireless facilities deployment applications, including (1) the grant of an easement, right-of-way, or lease to, in, over, or on property owned by the federal government; and (2) communications facility installation sitings. Such fees shall be competitively neutral and based on direct and actual cost recovery. Further, any fee collected shall only be available to cover the costs of granting such easement, right-of-way, or lease as provided in advance in an appropriations bill.
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Sponsor: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] · 1 cosponsors
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Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1067.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr1067 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117