Keep It Moving Act

Summary

Creates a new, mandatory timeline for the Federal Communications Commission to process most license or authorization transfer requests and certain spectrum lease control changes. It requires quick completeness checks and public notice, sets firm deadlines for final action (generally 180 days, with special longer timelines when referred for foreign-participation review), limits how and when the FCC can request more information, and gives applicants legal remedies if the agency misses deadlines. A separate, unspecified amendment to another Communications Act provision is listed but the inserted language is not supplied.

• Creates a new statutory timetable forcing the FCC to make completeness determinations, give public notice, and take final action on most transfer/assignment and certain spectrum lease control applications within fixed deadlines.
• Initial completeness must be determined within 15 days; amendment completeness within 5 days; public notice within 7 days of completeness.
• Final FCC action generally required within 180 days of public notice; extended to 1 year (plus up to 90 days) when referred to the foreign-participation review committee.
• FCC formal requests for additional information must be made by the earlier of 30 days after public comment closes or 120 days after public notice; routine information exchanges generally do not toll deadlines.
• Applicants gain judicial remedies if the FCC misses deadlines, including a writ compelling approval; the FCC seeking later denial must clear a high judicial standard (clear and convincing evidence).
• Major post-notice amendments may allow a one-time up-to-30-day extension at the FCC’s discretion; pro forma transactions are excluded but must be notified within 30 days after completion.
• Denials or designations for hearing require a majority vote of sitting Commissioners; approvals can be delegated.
• Applies to new filings and to pending applications (treated as filed on enactment date).
• An additional amendment to another Communications Act provision is listed but its text and effect are unspecified.