5G UPGRADE Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5266 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5266 To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to provide a timeframe for the consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2025 Mrs. Harshbarger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to provide a timeframe for the consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``5G Using Previously Granted Rulings that Accelerate Deployment Everywhere Act of 2025'' or the ``5G UPGRADE Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. TIMEFRAME FOR CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS FOR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXISTING WIRELESS FACILITIES. (a) In General.--Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or instrumentality thereof'' after ``State or local government''; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``this subsection''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Timeframe.-- ``(A) Deemed approval.--If a State or local government or instrumentality thereof does not, before or on the date that is 60 days after the date on which a requesting party submits to the government or instrumentality a request as an eligible facilities request described in paragr