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H.R. 2289

U.S. HouseHouse Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 2289, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 24, 2025 by Rep. Earl Carter (R) with 14 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Apr 15, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.


Record

Text

H.R. 2289 has 14 co-sponsors.

hb2289/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2289 IH: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-03-24
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2289 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2025 Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL
To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act .
2.
Application of NEPA and NHPA to wireless facilities deployment
Section 6409(a)(3) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1455(a)(3) ) is amended to read as follows:
(3)
Application of NEPA; NHPA
(A)
NEPA exemption
A Federal authorization with respect to an eligible facilities request may not be considered a major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) ).
(B)
National Historic Preservation Act exemption
An eligible facilities request may not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United States Code.
(C)
Federal authorization defined
In this paragraph, the term Federal authorization —
(i)
means any authorization required under Federal law with respect to an eligible facilities request; and
(ii)
includes any permits, special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be required under Federal law with respect to an eligible facilities request.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-03-24
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Mar 24, 2025

hb2289/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/24/2025)

Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

This bill excludes certain requests to modify an existing wireless tower or base station from specified environmental and historic preservation review requirements. Specifically, the bill applies to certain requests to modify an existing wireless tower or base station by collocating, removing, or replacing transmission equipment.

In particular, the bill specifies that such projects are not considered major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or undertakings under the National Historic Preservation Act. This excludes the projects from relevant reviews required under those acts.

Sponsors

Rep. Earl Carter (R) sponsors H.R. 2289, and 14 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 2289 went before 3 committees: Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce and Communications and Technology Subcommittee.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Discharged From · Apr 15, 2026 · 395 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Reported By · Apr 15, 2026 · 1,636 Bills
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
Reported by · Nov 18, 2025

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2289, the latest H. Rept. 119-614.

Actions

H.R. 2289 has taken 10 actions since Mar 24, 2025, the latest on Apr 15, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 15, 2026
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-614, Part I.Energy and Commerce Committee
Apr 15, 2026
House
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.Natural Resources Committee
Apr 15, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
Dec 3, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldEnergy and Commerce Committee
Dec 3, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 24.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 2289 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2289 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. — Official Title as Introduced
  • American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

38 clients hired 24 firms and 176 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2289 in 85 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Telecommunications, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Urban Development/Municipalities, Budget/Appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Environment/Superfund, Energy/Nuclear, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 38.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATESDistrict of Columbia16$300K
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia16
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCConnecticut14
TELECOMMUNITYDistrict of Columbia14
CTIATrade association representing the wireless industry.District of Columbia13$150K
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONWireless Telecommunications AssociationDistrict of Columbia13$150K
WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATIONTrade associationVirginia13$90K
AT&T SERVICES INC.TelecommunicationsDistrict of Columbia13$60K
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONVirginia13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.District of Columbia13
COX ENTERPRISES INC.District of Columbia13
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia13
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSNDistrict of Columbia13
SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTNon-profit electric utility firmCalifornia12$180K
CITY OF DALLASGeneral purpose local governmentTexas12$80K
CITY OF ARLINGTONGeneral purpose local governmentTexas12$40K
CITY OF AUSTINGeneral purpose local governmentTexas12$40K
CITY OF AVONDALE AZLocal government in ArizonaArizona12$40K
CITY OF ELIZABETHGeneral purpose local governmentNew Jersey12$40K
UTAH ASSOCIATED MUNICIPAL POWER SYSTEMSPublic power firmUtah12$40K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 176.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$7.1M1st Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$5.5M4th Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$3.7M4th Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$3.6M2nd Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$3.5M3rd Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$3.3M1st Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$3.2M1st Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$3.2M2nd Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$3.1M2nd Quarter - Report
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.2025 third_quarter$2.6M3rd Quarter - Report
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$2.6M4th Quarter - Report
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.2026 first_quarter$2.5M1st Quarter - Report
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.2026 second_quarter$2.5M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATIONAMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$2.1M1st Quarter - Report
COX ENTERPRISES INC.COX ENTERPRISES INC.2026 first_quarter$810K1st Quarter - Report
COX ENTERPRISES INC.COX ENTERPRISES INC.2026 second_quarter$750K2nd Quarter - Report
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSNUNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN2025 fourth_quarter$720K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2289 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2289’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr2289/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2289 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Environmental assessment, monitoring, research to Telephone and wireless communication.

hr2289/subjects.txt
Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresHistoric sites and heritage areasInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaTelephone and wireless communication

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2289, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 53 (Monday, March 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:H.R. 2289.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H1219]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com