Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act

This bill would create an interagency strike force composed of leaders from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, federal land management agencies, and officials from the Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior. The strike force would work to accelerate the federal government's review process for communications use authorizations, which are required when companies want to build or modify communications facilities like cell towers on public lands.

The strike force would establish specific goals and timelines for reviewing these requests, hold regular meetings to ensure agencies prioritize the work, and track whether agencies are meeting their targets. The bill also requires the strike force to report back to Congress about how well it is working. The practical effect would be to reduce delays in broadband and communications infrastructure deployment on federal lands, potentially helping expand internet access to rural and underserved areas more quickly.

Currently, the bill has been introduced and placed on the Union Calendar but has not yet received committee action. Most introduced bills do not advance further in the legislative process.