119th Congress·House bill
H.R. 1665: DIGITAL Applications Act
To require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes.
SponsorRep. Kat CammackRepublican, FL
IntroducedFeb 27, 2025in the House
Latest actionMar 17, 202620 actions
Cosponsors30 recorded votes
Where the bill stands
Passed House- Introduced Feb 27, 2025
- Committee Feb 27, 2025
- Passed House Mar 16, 2026
- Passed Senate Next
- To President Not yet
- Law Not yet
Latest action, Mar 17, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Summary
Library of Congress, Feb 27, 2025Deploying 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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Actions
20 total- Mar 17, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 16, 2026HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 16, 2026HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2511-2512)
- Mar 16, 2026HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1665.
- Mar 16, 2026HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2511-2513)
- Mar 16, 2026HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 4, 2026HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-487, Part I.
- Feb 4, 2026HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-487, Part II.
All 20 actions
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommittee on Agriculture discharged.
- Feb 4, 2026HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416.
- Dec 3, 2025HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 3, 2025HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
- Nov 18, 2025HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 18, 2025HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Apr 9, 2025HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- Apr 9, 2025HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 9, 2025HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 27, 2025HouseIntroduced in House
- Feb 27, 2025HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 27, 2025HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees
4- Senate Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeReferred ToReferred To, Mar 17, 2026
- House Agriculture CommitteeDischarged FromDischarged From, Feb 4, 2026Referred To, Feb 27, 2025
- Subcommittee: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development SubcommitteeReferred toReferred to, Apr 9, 2025
- House Natural Resources CommitteeReported ByReported By, Feb 4, 2026Markup By, Apr 9, 2025Referred To, Feb 27, 2025
- House Energy and Commerce CommitteeReported ByReported By, Feb 4, 2026Markup By, Dec 3, 2025Referred To, Feb 27, 2025
- Subcommittee: Communications and Technology SubcommitteeReported byReported by, Nov 18, 2025Markup by, Nov 18, 2025Referred to, Feb 27, 2025
Sponsor and cosponsors
3 cosponsors- Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3)Sponsor, Feb 27, 2025
- Doris Matsui (D-CA-7)OriginalJoined Feb 27, 2025
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)Joined Dec 2, 2025
- Greg Landsman (D-OH-1)Joined Jan 7, 2026
Text versions
4- Referred in Senate Mar 17, 2026 PDF: Referred in Senate
- Engrossed in House Mar 16, 2026 PDF: Engrossed in House
- Reported in House Feb 4, 2026 PDF: Reported in House
- Introduced in House Feb 27, 2025 PDF: Introduced in House
Amendments
0No amendments offered
Cost estimates and reports
- CBO: H.R. 1665, DIGITAL Applications ActMar 9, 2026As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 4, 2026
- CBO: H.R. 1665, DIGITAL Applications ActMar 9, 2026As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 4, 2026
- Committee report H. Rept. 119-487,Part 1
- Committee report H. Rept. 119-487,Part 2
Titles
3Short titles
- DIGITAL Applications ActShort Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications ActShort Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Official titles
- To require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes.Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
Subjects
5Policy area
Legislative subjects
Government buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesInternet, web applications, social mediaLand use and conservationTelephone and wireless communication
Related bills
0No related bills listed
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