HR 1665 · 119th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

DIGITAL Applications Act

Introduced 2025-02-27· Sponsored by Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2026-03-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act or the DIGITAL Applications Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to each establish an online portal for accepting, processing, and disposal of applications for communications use authorizations. These are requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations to locate or modify a transmitting device, support structure, or other communications facility on public lands or National Forest System land. Interior and the Forest Service must also notify the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within three business days of establishing their respective portals, and once the portals are established, the NTIA must link to them from its website.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1665, DIGITAL Applications Act

Mar 9, 2026

As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 4, 2026

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H.R. 1665, DIGITAL Applications Act

Mar 9, 2026

As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 4, 2026

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Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (3)

3 Democrats