Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Transportation, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026.
- Section id4a63df6e59cb422ba1e6a664e73d5ecc: 2. Tracking BEAD progress and permits Section 60102(j) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702(j)) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section id2798B86E7B6E489E99EB9FCAA04BAABE: 3. Tracking and improving processing times for communications use applications Section 6409(b)(3) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012...
- Section idc910e7e943494a06878f7cf7511ffbf9: 4. Minimum broadband project cost Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended— in clause (iii), by striking or at the end; by...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Transportation, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Luján, and Mr. Barrasso) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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