Hearing on "Examining Solutions to Expedite Broadband Permitting"

Date:

Thu, 09/18/2025 - 2:00 PM

Location:

John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is "Examining Solutions to Expedite Broadband Permitting."

Key Documents

Opening Statement from Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Ranking Member Matsui as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement from Member Clarke as prepared for delivery

Livestream

Legislation

H.R. 278, the BROADBAND Leadership Act
H.R. 339, the Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act
H.R. 1343, the Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act
H.R. 1541, the Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act
H.R. 1588, the Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act
H.R. 1617, the Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act of 2025
H.R. 1655, the Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act
H.R. 1665, the DIGITAL Applications Act
H.R. 1681, the Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. 1731, the Standard FEES Act
H.R. 1836, the GRANTED Act of 2025
H.R. 1975, the BEAD FEE Act of 2025
H.R. 2289, the Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. 2298, the Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act of 2025
H.R. 2817, the Coastal Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. 2975, the Broadband Incentives for Communities Act
H.R. 3960, the Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025
H.R. 4211, the Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. 4927, the CABLE Competition Act
H.R. 5147, the Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act
H.R. 5170, the Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic (CABLE) Leadership Act
H.R. 5264, the Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) for Broadband Infrastructure Act
H.R. 5266, the 5G Using Previously Granted Rulings that Accelerate Deployment Everywhere (UPGRADE) Act
H.R. 5273, the Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act
H.R. 5290, the Cable Transparency Act
H.R. 5311, the Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion (CABLE) Act
H.R. 5318, the Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment Act
H.R. ___, the TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act
H.R. ___,the Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act