Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act of 2023
This bill exempts certain broadband infrastructure projects on federal lands from two major federal review processes. It removes the requirement for environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and historic preservation reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act for broadband installations in designated rights-of-way. The law directly affects broadband providers seeking to install fiber lines, towers, or other infrastructure on federal lands, streamlining their approval process by eliminating these specific regulatory hurdles. It applies only to projects in established rights-of-way (like roadsides) and excludes Interstate highways.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 15, 2023
Last action May 19, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
May 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
lower
May 15, 2023
Committee
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.
lower
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Russ Fulcher
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HR 3297
Scope: US
Hi! I can help you understand HR 3297. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline