BILLS TO WATCH! FEDERAL BILLS FROM THE LAST CONGRESS -- THAT ARE BEING RE-INTRODUCED THIS CONGRESS...
[instructions on contacting your federal legislators]
HR 2552 / S 1197– Community BB Act introduced by Sen Mike Lee – removing barriers to bb deployment, that local
leaders to protect local input – do not short circuit local input into this effort.
18 Federal bills introduced (see attached list for more bills)
HR
339 Introduced by Rep. Crenshaw (TX) to add wireless antennas on any structure (includes buildings, schools, cell towers) without consent
HR278 expands cell towers to “improve” service, w/o consent
HR 279 Introduced by Rep. Griffith (VA) expands federal preemption over local government without consent by adding antennas to “improve” service
HR 471 Introduced by Rep. Westerman (AR) Pilot program to use 5G to supposedly detect wildfires even though cell towers have caused wildfires – PASSED THE HOUSE
HR1455 taxpayer subsidies to wireless
industry
HR 1541 Collocation of more wireless antennas exempt from environmental review
HR1617 Streamline or override local requests for modification of telecom infrastructure
HR1618 “precision ag” which will harm crops, livestock and microbiome
HR1655 Eliminate environmental review in repairing telecom infrastructure following disasters or emergency
HR1709
cybersecurity study explicitly excludes 5G, the most insecure wireless network
HR 1836 Accelerate deem granted applications under 6409
HR1870 Encourages digital relining; reallocates Bead money to wireless.