{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-bill-streamline-broadband-permitting-advances-energy-and-commerce", "Fedorchak bill to streamline broadband permitting advances Energy and Commerce Subcommittee", "2025-11-19", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "ND", "Julie Fedorchak", "F000482", "fedorchak.house.gov", "fedorchak", "https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee yesterday advanced Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak\u2019s (R-ND) CABLE Expansion Act, which now heads to the full Committee for consideration. The bill expedites broadband deployment by streamlining the permitting process for cable operators while protecting the role of local governments.\n\n\u201cAcross the country, cable providers\u2014especially in rural communities\u2014face costly and unpredictable permitting delays when trying to deploy or upgrade broadband infrastructure,\u201d Fedorchak said. \u201cMy legislation creates a consistent process by streamlining applications, requiring timely written decisions from local franchise authorities, setting firm review timelines, and giving providers the certainty they need to invest in underserved areas.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-bill-streamline-broadband-permitting-advances-energy-and-commerce"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7375972345471382, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}