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                     119TH CONGRESS                                       REPT.119-614
                        2d Session   J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                        AMERICAN BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT OF 2025




                      APRIL 15, 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


                                                together with

                                             MINORITY VIEWS

                                             [To accompany H.R. 2289]

                       The Committee   on Energy   and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                     the bill (H.R. 2289)  to provide  that an  eligible facilities request
                     under section 6409(a)  of the Middle Class  Tax Relief and  Job Cre-
                     ation Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements  to prepare certain
                     environmental  or historical preservation reviews, having considered
                     the same,  reports  favorably thereon  with  amendments and      rec-
                     ommends   that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS
                                                                                      Page
                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ............................................................................................  24
                     Background and Need for  Legislation  ....................................................................  25
                     C om m ittee  A ction  ....................................................................................................  28
                     C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  29
                     Oversight Findings and Recommendations ..........................................................  31
                     New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............     31
                     Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  31
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  31
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  31
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ...........................................................................  31
                     Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings .................................................  31
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  32
                     Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...............         32
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  32
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  32
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  32
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            39
                     M inority, Additional, or Dissenting  Views  ............................................................  114
                     Exchange of Letters With Additional Committees of Referral ............................ 116
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