Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 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 following, adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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 redesignating. It relies on compliance mandates, grants, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Energy, Environment, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 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 following...
- Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3.
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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 redesignating...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 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 following, adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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 redesignating.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 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 following, adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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 redesignating.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported …
Read 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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