Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1836

GRANTED Act of 2025

Internet Infrastructure: Automatic Approval for Federal Permits

Mar 4, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 16 months

The GRANTED Act of 2025 is currently sitting in the House committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce. Nothing has happened with this bill since March 2025, which means it has been stalled for 16 months. It must receive a vote or approval from these committees before it can move forward.

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Improving rural internet is a popular goal for both parties, but some may worry about skipping environmental or safety reviews.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3340 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3340 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill aims to speed up the building of cell towers and internet lines on land owned by the federal government. Right now, companies often wait a long time for agencies to approve permits. This bill forces the government to move faster so people can get better service.
If a federal agency does not approve or deny a finished application by its deadline, the permit will be automatically granted the next day. This prevents projects from being stuck in a loop of paperwork. It ensures that government silence is treated as a yes.
An application is considered finished if the agency does not tell the company within 30 days that information is missing. This puts the pressure on the government to check applications quickly. If they miss that 30 day window, they cannot claim the application was incomplete later.
This change would mostly help people living in rural areas or near national forests and parks. These areas often have poor cell service because it is hard to get permission to build on federal land. By making the process predictable, it encourages companies to invest in these communities.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Mar 4, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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Mar 4, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

GRANTED Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 1836

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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