H.R. 2817

Summary

H.R. 2817, the Coastal Broadband Deployment Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Apr 10, 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 2817 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 2817 IH: Coastal Broadband Deployment Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2817  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Bilirakis  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 a project for the deployment or modification of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Coastal Broadband Deployment Act  .
2.
Application of NEPA and NHPA to floodplains
(a)
NEPA exemption
A Federal authorization with respect to a covered project 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
A covered project may not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United States Code.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Commission
The term  Commission  means the Federal Communications Commission.
(2)
Communications facility
The term  communications facility  has the meaning given the term  communications facility installation  in section 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1455(d) ).
(3)
Covered project
The term  covered project  means a project—
(A)
for the deployment or modification of a communications facility that is to be carried out entirely within a floodplain (as defined in section 9.4 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act); and
(B)
for which a permit, license, or approval from the Commission is required or that is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(4)
Federal authorization
The term  Federal authorization —
(A)
means any authorization required under Federal law with respect to a covered project; and
(B)
includes any permits, special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be required under Federal law with respect to a covered project.

Tracker

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To provide that a project for the deployment or modification of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

Sponsors

Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) sponsors H.R. 2817 alone.

Gus Bilirakis

Rep. · R–FL-12 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 2817 went before 2 committees: Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 395 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2817 has taken 2 actions since Apr 10, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2817 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2817 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Coastal Broadband Deployment Act — Display Title
• Coastal Broadband Deployment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To provide that a project for the deployment or modification of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 33 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2817 in 25 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, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (domestic/foreign), Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Urban Development/Municipalities, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 33.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2817 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2817’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

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