Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee members yesterday advanced solutions during a Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup. The bills will help streamline the permitting process and deploy broadband faster and more effectively, which will help Americans get connected in communities across the country and close the digital divide.

The Communications and Technology Subcommittee took action on the following bills:

• H.R. 3309, the “Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act” or the “Standard FEES Act” led by Reps. Gary Palmer (R-AL) and Patrick Ryan (D-NY) was referred to the full committee by voice vote.
• H.R. 3293, the “Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act” led by Reps. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Angie Craig (D-MN) was referred to the full committee by voice vote.
• H.R. 3299, the “Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy Applications Act” or “DIGITAL Applications Act” led by Reps. Kat Cammack (R-FL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) was referred to the full committee, without amendment, by voice vote.
• H.R. 3283, the “Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy Applications Act” or the “Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act” led by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) was referred to the full committee, without amendment, by a voice vote.
• H.R. 3343, the “Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act” led by Reps. August Pfluger (R-TX) and Darren Soto (D-FL) was referred to the full committee without amendment by a voice vote.
• H.R. 3345, led by Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) was referred to the full committee without amendment by voice vote.
• H.R. 3291, the American Broadband Deployment Act, led by Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) was referred to the full committee, as amended, by a recorded vote of 16-12.

Note: Many of the bills originally noticed were included in an Amendment in Nature of the Substitute to H.R. 3291, the American Broadband Deployment Act.

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