118th Congress Science, Technology, Communications
H.R. 3299: DIGITAL Applications Act
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to each establish an online portal for processing communications use authorizations. These 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.
Interior and the Forest Service must also notify the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within three business days of establishing their respective portals, and once the portals are established, the NTIA must link to them from its website.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Doris Matsui D-CAOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Katherine Cammack SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported3 events+26
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History
- Introduced in the House by Katherine Cammack.
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- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-546, Part I.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.


