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HR3299FEDERALIN_COMMITTEE

DIGITAL Applications Act

July 9, 2024

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently IN_COMMITTEE. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

Telecommunications companies and infrastructure providers seeking to install equipment on federal land will be able to use a digital system instead of traditional paper filings, potentially accelerating the approval timeline for broadband and cellular projects.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Telecommunications infrastructure providers

These entities will use the new online portals to submit and track applications for placing communications equipment on federal land.

Department of the Interior

The department is mandated to build and maintain an online portal for processing communications use authorizations.

Department of Agriculture

The department, through the Forest Service, is mandated to build and maintain an online portal for processing communications use authorizations.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to create online portals for submitting and processing applications to place communications equipment on federal land. These portals aim to modernize the current paper-based application process for easements and leases on public lands and National Forest System land.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Form 299?
It is the standard form used to apply for authorization to place communications equipment, such as cell towers or fiber lines, on federal land.
Which agencies are affected by this bill?
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (specifically the Forest Service).
When will these online portals be available?
If passed, the agencies have one year from the date of enactment to establish the portals.

Why It Matters

Telecommunications companies and infrastructure providers seeking to install equipment on federal land will be able to use a digital system instead of traditional paper filings, potentially accelerating the approval timeline for broadband and cellular projects.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

Sponsors

Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift100% confidence

Digitization of Land Use Permitting

The bill represents a shift from legacy paper-based application processes to centralized digital portals for federal land infrastructure requests.

Connected Entities

locationPublic landsrelated to covered landMap →
organizationDepartment of the Interiorresponsible for establishing online portalMap →
organizationDepartment of Agricultureresponsible for establishing online portalMap →
personMrs. Cammackintroduced the billMap →
bill_numberH.R. 3299bill numberMap →
personMs. Matsuico-sponsored the billMap →
locationNational Forest Systemrelated to covered landMap →
otherForm 299related to communications use authorizationsMap →
otherMiddle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012related to communications facility installationsMap →
dateMay 15, 2023date of introductionMap →

Analysis Score

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  • Significance45
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz20
    Current news / social attention level

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