U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB4448: Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 22, 2026
A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, April 30, 2026:
A BILL To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Tracking BEAD progress and permits (a) Progress dashboard Section 60102(j) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1702(j) ) is amended by adding at the end the and (B) the number of locations at which broadband service has been made available using grant funds received by the eligible entity under this section, and the number of those locations at which broadband service has been utilized. . (b) Tracking permits Section 60102(h) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1702(h) ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the and (B) monitor the progress of each subgrantee of the eligible entity toward obtaining Federal permits. . SECTION 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 …
Sponsors
- Thune, John (R) · primary sponsor
- Lujan, Ben Ray (D)
- Barrasso, John (R)
Latest actions
- : Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2173)
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Infrastructure development, Licensing and registrations, Science, Technology, Communications, Telephone and wireless communication, Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Common questions
- What is SB4448?
- SB4448 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026.
- What does SB4448 do?
- In its own words: To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB4448?
- In committee as of July 22, 2026. Latest action: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. (July 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB4448?
- Thune, John (R), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB4448?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4448
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