118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3283Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act

To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to report to Congress on any barriers to establishing online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes.

Science, technology, communications
Introduced May 15, 2023
Last action Dec 18, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 15, 2023
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Referred
Jul 8, 2024
Agriculture · E&C · Natural Resources
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Committee
May 24, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to periodically report on the development of online portals for processing communications use authorizations. Communications use authorizations are requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations to locate or modify a transmitting device, support structure, or other communications facility on public lands or National Forest System land. Specifically, the NTIA must report to Congress about (1) whether the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service have each established a portal, and (2) barriers to establishing the portals. The NTIA must submit the first report within 90...

Provisions · 2 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 19 actions
Dec 18, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-545, Part II.
Dec 18, 2024
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 18, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 746.
Sep 19, 2024
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Sep 19, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 19, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 9, 2024
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jul 8, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 7, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-545, Part I.
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
May 24, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 24, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
May 17, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 17, 2023
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
May 15, 2023
Introduced in House
May 15, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 15, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 15, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.