DIGITAL Applications Act
U.S. Congress · HR1665 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-02-27. Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Summary (plain-language)
Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act or the DIGITAL Applications Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to each establish an online portal for accepting, processing, and disposal of applications for communications use authorizations. These are requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations to locate or modify a transmitting device, support structure, or other communications facility on public lands or National Forest System land. Interior and the Forest Service must also notify the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within three business days of establishing their respective portals, and once the portals are established, the NTIA must link to them from its website.
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H.R. 1665, DIGITAL Applications Act
— 2026-03-09
As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 4, 2026
Full estimate published at cbo.gov; it will appear here once an archived or committee-report copy is available.
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H.R. 1665, DIGITAL Applications Act
— 2026-03-09
As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 4, 2026
Full estimate published at cbo.gov; it will appear here once an archived or committee-report copy is available.
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| 2026-03-16 | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2026-03-16 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2511-2513) |
| 2026-03-16 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1665. |
| 2026-03-16 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2511-2512) |
| 2026-03-16 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2511-2512) |
| 2026-03-16 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2026-02-04 | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-487, Part I. |
| 2026-02-04 | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-487, Part II. |
| 2026-02-04 | Committee on Agriculture discharged. |
| 2026-02-04 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416. |
| 2025-12-03 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2025-12-03 | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0. |
| 2025-11-18 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2025-11-18 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. |
| 2025-04-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. |
| 2025-04-09 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2025-04-09 | Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2025-02-27 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-02-27 | Referred 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. |
| 2025-02-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |