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H.R. 1731 House Science, Technology, Communications

Standard FEES Act

Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Palmer, Gary J. (R-AL-6)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the House. Last action: reported by the committee on energy and commerce. h. rept. 119-488, part i on Feb 4, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Feb 27, 2025
  2. House Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Feb 27, 2025
  4. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Feb 27, 2025
  5. House Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Nov 18, 2025
  6. House Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Nov 18, 2025
  7. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Dec 3, 2025
  8. House Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0. Dec 3, 2025
  9. House Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I. Feb 4, 2026

Cosponsors

2

Subjects

Government buildings, facilities, and propertyInfrastructure developmentInternet, web applications, social mediaTelephone and wireless communicationUser charges and fees

Committees

  • Energy and Commerce Committee
    • Reported By , Feb 4, 2026
    • Markup By , Dec 3, 2025
    • Referred To , Feb 27, 2025
  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
    • Referred To , Feb 27, 2025

Summary

Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act or the Standard FEES ActThis bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish, and federal agencies to adopt, a uniform schedule of fees for applications to place, modify, or maintain communications facilities in, over, or on federally owned buildings and property.  The fees established by the GSA must be competitively neutral with respect to other application fees for similar uses of federal buildings and property and based on the direct and actual costs of processing such applications. The GSA may establish exceptions to the fee schedule to be granted by agencies on a case-by-case basis, provided the exceptions are competitively neutral with respect to the categories of individuals or entities granted exceptions and meet certain other requirements. Agencies may only use fees collected to cover the costs of processing applications, and only to the extent that the funds are provided in advance in appropriations acts.  

Summary as of: Introduced in House

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