GRANTED Act of 2025

This bill, known as the "GRANTED Act of 2025," aims to accelerate the deployment of communications infrastructure by amending the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. Its primary purpose is to establish a "deemed granted" provision for applications related to federal easements, rights-of-way, or leases for communications facilities. This mechanism is designed to prevent undue delays in the approval process by federal agencies, thereby promoting more efficient infrastructure development. Specifically, the legislation mandates that if an executive agency fails to either grant or deny a complete application by its established deadline, the application will be automatically considered granted on the day following that deadline. The bill meticulously defines what constitutes a complete application, requiring the applicant to take the first procedural step and stipulating that an application is complete if the agency does not provide written notice of missing information within 30 days. It further clarifies the exact date a complete application is considered "received" by the agency, ensuring clear timelines for all parties involved and applying these new rules to applications received on or after the bill's enactment date.