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H. Rept. 119-485 1 (2026-02-04)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaiaa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-485 FEDERAL BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT TRACKING ACT FEBRUARY 4, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GUTHRIE, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 1343] The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1343) to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a plan for the Assistant Secretary to track the acceptance, processing, and disposal of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes, having con- sidered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... . 1 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 C om m ittee A ction ................................................................................................... . 2 C om m ittee V otes ..................................................................................................... 3 Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................................... 5 New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 5 Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 5 Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 5 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................. 5 Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 5 Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings ................................................. 5 Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 6 Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits .............. 6 Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 6 Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 6 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 6 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 6 PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 1343, the Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, introduced on February 13, 2025, was introduced by Representa- 69-006