H.R. 2289 (American Broadband Deployment Act of 2026) is a bill that focuses on removing environmental and historical preservation review requirements for high-speed internet infrastructure development and upgrades. The Act mainly removes National Environmental Policy Act and National Historic Preservation Act reviews on modifications (such as replacing or removing equipment) on existing wireless towers. The bill also establishes a 90-150 day time limit for the development of broadband infrastructure, and if local authorities do not come to a decision by then, projects are automatically approved. Finally, it expedites permits through the GRANTED Act. This bill benefits the telecommunications industry and private broadband companies by removing time-consuming regulations and giving them more power in 5G construction.
H.R. 4690 (Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act) is a bill that focuses on repealing the energy efficiency standards that ban the use of fossil fuels by the year 2030 set upon new or renovated federal buildings. This bill shifts the focus on net-zero emissions to reducing up-front construction commission costs for the federal government. This bill benefits federal building contractors by removing the restrictions on using fossil fuels (such as boiling or natural gas) and the fossil fuel industry involved in building infrastructure.
H.R. 5587 (HEATS Act of 2026) is a bill that focuses on quickly approving the drilling for geothermal energy on federal land. The Act waives federal drilling permits in cases where the land's subsurface is less than 50% federal and eliminates the need for a federal geothermal drilling permit if a state-approved one is already in place. It also maintains the amount of royalties due to the federal government from geothermal drilling and does not apply to Native American Tribal land. This bill benefits the renewable energy industry along with geothermal energy developers by reducing redundancy and speeding up the permit process so projects can start faster.
H.R. 1897 (ESA Amendments Act of 2025) is a bill that focuses on modernizing the 50-year-old Endangered Species Act (ESA) by reducing federal oversight and giving more power to individual states. The bill changes how species are listed, incentivizes conservation on private land, increases transparency/accountability, streamlines the permit process, and accelerates the removal of species that are deemed to have recovered. The bill benefits the infrastructure and development industries by reducing compliance burdens and restrictions regarding protected species. It also benefits private landowners to participate in conservation along with state governments by giving them more power. Finally, it benefits recreational hunters to hunt/conserve the land more freely by changing the blanket rule which puts threatened and endangered species on the same level.
H. Res. 1182 is a resolution that focuses on recognizing the importance of the role that rural communities play in the functioning of the nation. It recognizes them as key contributors of energy, food, manufacturing, and environmental stewardship. It also recognizes the hard work that the 119th Congress has done in support of these communities. The resolution benefits rural communities by encouraging federal recognition of their needs in the present and future.
The House of Representatives has 217 Republicans, 213 Democrats, 1 Independent, and 3 vacancies.
The Senate has 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and 2 Independents.