This bill is called the Securing Local Communities Input in Broadband Development Act. It would make two named Federal Communications Commission actions have "no force or effect." The actions named are the FCC document published at 83 Fed. Reg. 51867, titled "Accelerating Wireless and Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment," and the FCC's Declaratory Ruling in the "Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling" (FCC 18-111). The bill was introduced on April 16, 2026 by Representative Christopher Smith and was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
If the bill becomes law, the two specific FCC actions named in the bill would be cancelled and would not apply. No publicly available information in the provided material explains how this would affect specific people, companies, or projects.
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The bill's short title indicates supporters want to secure local communities' input and preserve state and local governments' decision rights on broadband development. No other proponents' statements are included in the provided material.
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