WIA Statement on House Commerce Committee’s Passage of Broadband Permitting Bills

ARLINGTON, VA – The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) today released a statement on the passage of broadband permitting legislation by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. Specifically, the Committee passed the following bills, which will now advance to the full House:

• H.R. 1343, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act (Reps. Pfluger and Soto)
• H.R. 1588, Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act (Reps. Miller-Meeks and Dingell)
• H.R. 1665, DIGITAL Applications Act (Reps. Cammack and Matsui)
• H.R. 1681, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act (Reps. Evans and Craig)
• H.R. 1731, Standard FEES Act (Reps. Palmer and Ryan)
• H.R. 6046, Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act (Reps. Joyce, Landsman, and Peters)
• H.R. 2289, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 (Rep. Carter)

The following statement can be attributed to Patrick Halley, President and CEO, WIA:

“A national broadband permitting framework that provides a path to accelerated connectivity in every community in America while respecting the important role of local governments is essential. The legislation advanced today by the House Energy and Commerce Committee does exactly that. WIA commends Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Pallone, Subcommittee Chairman Hudson and Subcommittee Ranking Member Matsui for passing multiple important bills today to improve broadband permitting.  In particular, we thank Rep. Buddy Carter for his leadership in championing the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 and we urge the full House to act swiftly. Passing these critical bills will unlock connectivity everywhere and power America’s digital future.”

About WIA

The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) represents the businesses that build, develop, own, and operate the nation’s wireless infrastructure. WIA advocates for the widespread, responsible deployment of wireless infrastructure to enable connectivity everywhere.

Media Contact: April.Ward@wia.org