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Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act

USA119th CongressHR-4211| House 
| Updated: 6/26/2025
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Energy and Commerce Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act seeks to expedite the deployment of communications infrastructure by exempting specific projects from certain federal review processes. It stipulates that projects involving the deployment or modification of a communications facility entirely within a designated brownfield site will not be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Additionally, such projects will not be deemed an undertaking under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). A covered project is precisely defined as the deployment or modification of a communications facility carried out entirely within a brownfield site, and for which a permit, license, or approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required or that is otherwise subject to FCC jurisdiction. This legislation aims to reduce regulatory hurdles, thereby facilitating the expansion of broadband services in areas identified as brownfield sites.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7378
Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-3292
Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7378
    Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-3292
    Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act


  • June 26, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 26, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

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Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act

USA119th CongressHR-4211| House 
| Updated: 6/26/2025
The Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act seeks to expedite the deployment of communications infrastructure by exempting specific projects from certain federal review processes. It stipulates that projects involving the deployment or modification of a communications facility entirely within a designated brownfield site will not be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Additionally, such projects will not be deemed an undertaking under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). A covered project is precisely defined as the deployment or modification of a communications facility carried out entirely within a brownfield site, and for which a permit, license, or approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required or that is otherwise subject to FCC jurisdiction. This legislation aims to reduce regulatory hurdles, thereby facilitating the expansion of broadband services in areas identified as brownfield sites.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7378
Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-3292
Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7378
    Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-3292
    Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act


  • June 26, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 26, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Energy and Commerce Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted