House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action

Standard FEES Act

H.R. 1731Introduced Feb 27, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Official title: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to establish a uniform fee schedule applicable to the processing of forms for the consideration of applications for the placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other property owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Gary Palmer R-AL

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
Committee actionDec 3, 2025
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 4, 2026 — Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-488, Part I.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1731.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-488 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on February 4, 2026.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 4, 2026 ↗
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H.R. 1731, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 11, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 39, February 27, 2025, Page H920):
Article 1, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 1731, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 11, 2026
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September 13, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Greg Landsman (D-OH), Patrick Ryan (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Palmer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-6 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.