YourVoice.Now Summary
Corporate BenefitsEnvironmentCell tower requests on federal land would get a yes if the agency runs out of time.
Corporate Benefits
Today an agency must say yes or no by a set deadline. Under the bill, a missed deadline grants the request the next day. The agency would never write a decision.
An agency would have 30 days to send written notice listing what paperwork is missing. If it sends nothing, the request counts as complete even when documents are missing.
Environment
Federal property means land and buildings the government owns. Approval would come on the deadline. The agency would not need to finish its review first.
More about this bill
Most people would see no direct change in daily life. It deals with paperwork between companies and federal agencies. Companies sometimes want to put cell towers on federal land. Phone and internet equipment counts too. They must first ask the agency in charge of that land. Today that agency has a set deadline to say yes or no. Under the bill, missing that deadline would count as a yes. The request would be approved the day after the deadline passes. The bill also changes when the clock starts. An agency would get 30 days to tell a company what paperwork is missing. If the agency stays quiet past 30 days, the request counts as complete. The clock would start then. The new rules would apply only to requests filed on or after the day the bill becomes law.
Congressional Summary
Granting Remaining Applications Not Treated Efficiently or Delayed Act of 2025 or the GRANTED Act of 2025This bill provides for the automatic approval of a complete application to place or maintain communications facilities (e.g., telecommunications antennas and equipment) on federal property after the application has been pending with a federal agency for 270 days. (Under current law, individuals and entities may apply for an easement, right-of-way, or lease to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications facility in, on, or over federal property. The federal agency with control over the relevant property is required to act on such an application within 270 days.)The bill requires agencies to act on applications within 270 days of their receipt of a complete application, rather than within 270 days of an application’s filing. Under the bill, an application is considered complete when the applicant (1) has taken the first procedural step within their control to submit the application in accordance with procedures established by the agency, and (2) has not been notified of any deficiency in the application within 30 days of its submission. The bill also establishes criteria for determining when an application is considered received by an agency. Finally, the bill provides for the automatic grant of applications that remain pending with agencies after the 270-day deadline.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Action Date
- Date Added
- 2026-04-02
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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