Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining (BARS) Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Dec 9, 2025
What it does
The Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining (BARS) Act would exempt certain communications projects—such as wireless and wireline facility installations, modifications, easements on federal property, and deployments in public rights-of-way, floodplains, brownfields, or disaster areas—from requiring environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and historical preservation reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). It also amends existing law to streamline FCC processes for eligible facilities requests and creates a presumption that Indian Tribes have disclaimed interest in undertakings if they do not act on complete FCC Forms 620…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.