H.R. 1525 · 117th Congress

DIGITAL Applications Act

Introduced on Mar 2, 2021 by Fred Upton (R-MI-6). One cosponsor. Latest action (Apr 28, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 2, 2021
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Department of Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish an online portal to accept, process, and dispose of an application for the placement of communications facilities on certain Federal lands.

Subjects

  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government information and archives
  • Internet and video services
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Land use and conservation
  • Telephone and wireless communication

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 2, 2021). Public domain.

Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act or the DIGITAL Applications Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to establish online portals for the acceptance, processing, and disposal of a Form 299. Form 299 is the application form for the right to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications facility on federal real property.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration must publish links to each portal on its website.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Fred UptonR-MI-6Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Mar 2, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Mar 2, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Mar 2, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Mar 3, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  7. Apr 21, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  8. Apr 28, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Committees

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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