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HR 1141 United States House · 117th Congress

Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act

Summary
Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act This bill excludes the deployment or modification of certain telecommunications service facility projects from specified review requirements. Specifically, the bill excludes from specified environmental and historic preservation review a project for the placement, construction, or modification of a telecommunications service facility in or on infrastructure that supports or houses a facility for communication by wire.
Issues: ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentExcludes telecom projects from environmental reviews, reducing regulatory oversight on environmental impact per bill summary.85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyExcludes broadband infrastructure projects from regulatory reviews, streamlining deployment to expand internet access and promote competition.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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Introduced Feb 18, 2021 Last action Feb 19, 2021
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Feb 19, 2021
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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Feb 18, 2021
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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.
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Feb 18, 2021
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John Joyce
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