S4448-119

In Committee

Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

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

Technology Transportation Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 30, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 30, 2026

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?

Domains
Technology Transportation Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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