Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Nov 20, 2025
What it does
The Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to streamline the deployment of telecommunications and broadband facilities in public rights-of-way and railroad rights-of-way by establishing notification and application procedures for providers, requiring coordination with railroad carriers, and setting timelines for approvals and work commencement. It affects telecommunications and broadband service providers, railroad carriers, and state or local governments authorizing such work, mandating that providers notify railroads when working in public rights-of-way intersecting railroad corridors and submit applications for work in railroad rights-of-way,…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
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.