Introduced in House — H.R. 8354

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8354

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

A BILL

To provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect.

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.