Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6503
Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining (BARS) Act
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Introduced 2025-12-09Topic: technology privacy · environment · infrastructure utilitiesSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would exempt many communications projects, such as adding or changing wireless equipment, small wireless facilities, projects in floodplains or brownfields, disaster rebuilding, and replacing certain banned equipment, from federal environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act and historic preservation reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act. It would also exempt certain easements on federal property for communications facilities, along with requests to modify existing wireless and wireline facilities, from these reviews. If an Indian Tribe does not act within 45 days on a complete FCC historic review form, the Tribe would be presumed to have disclaimed interest in the project, though the Tribe could try to overcome that presumption. The bill states that it does not change the FCC's duty to evaluate radiofrequency exposure.
Sponsors
- Russ Fulcher Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-12-09 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-12-09 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-09 | Introduced in House | introduce |