H.R. 3557 · 118th Congress

American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023

Introduced on May 22, 2023 by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1). 11 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Oct 2, 2023): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 192.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 22, 2023
Cosponsors
11
0 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

To streamline Federal, State, and local permitting and regulatory reviews to expedite the deployment of communications facilities, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative remedies
  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Federal preemption
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government information and archives
  • Historic sites and heritage areas
  • Infrastructure development
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Land use and conservation
  • Lease and rental services
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • Rural conditions and development
  • State and local government operations
  • Telephone and wireless communication
  • User charges and fees

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1Sponsor

Republicans · 11

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 22, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 22, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. May 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. May 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. May 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  7. May 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  8. May 24, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  9. May 24, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 23.
  10. Oct 2, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-240, Part I.
  11. Oct 2, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-240, Part I.
  12. Oct 2, 2023Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
  13. Oct 2, 2023 · HouseCommittee on Natural Resources discharged.
  14. Oct 2, 2023Committee on Transportation discharged.
  15. Oct 2, 2023 · HouseCommittee on Transportation discharged.
  16. Oct 2, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 192.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. T-Mobile USA, Inc.6 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: T-MOBILE USA, INC.$32.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. AT&T Services, Inc.5 reports
    Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  3. Alliance for Community Media5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  4. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.5 reports
    $13.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC$130.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  6. City of Arlington5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  7. City of Austin5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF AUSTIN$2,530 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. City of Dallas5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DALLASAI match · 100%
  9. City of Denton5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DENTON$302.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  10. City of Elizabeth5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  11. Competitive Carriers Association5 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  12. Healthcare Distribution Alliance (FORMERLY - HDMA)5 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  13. Healthcare Distribution Alliance (Healthcare Distribution Managment Assn.)5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  14. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)5 reports
    $4.7M reported (all issues)
  15. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $18.1M reported (all issues)
  16. National Health Federation5 reports
  17. Township of Piscataway5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  18. UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  19. WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    Federal contractor: WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  20. WTA -- Advocates for Rural Broadband5 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  21. American Tower Corporation4 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN TOWERS LLC$1.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. City of Eugene, Oregon4 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  23. City of Portland4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF PORTLANDAI match · 100%
  24. UNION PACIFIC CORP.4 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  25. UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  26. FIBER BROADBAND ASSOCIATION3 reports
  27. CITY OF EUGENE2 reports
  28. COMPTEL2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COMPTEL INC.AI match · 98%
  29. Cox Enterprises Inc. (fka Cox Enterprises, Inc. & various subs & affs)2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  30. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  31. COX ENTERPRISES1 report
    $400K reported (all issues)
  32. County of Kern1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.