H.R. 8354
IntroducedSecuring Local Communities Input in Broadband Development Act
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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8354
To provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 16, 2026
Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Local Communities Input in Broadband Development Act''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Actions by the Federal Communications Commission in ``Accelerating Wireless and Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment'' (83 Fed. Reg. 51867) and the Federal Communications Commission's Declaratory Ruling in ``Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling'' (FCC 18-111) shall have no force or effect. <all>