119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 10, 2025
BEAD FEE Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 10, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 10, 2025)
Broadband Expansion And Deployment Fee Equity and Efficiency Act of 2025 or the BEAD FEE Act of 2025
This bill limits the nature of fees that states and territories receiving Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funding may impose on applicants seeking authorization to construct or deploy broadband infrastructure.
(The BEAD Program is administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and provides funding to eligible entities for broadband deployment, connectivity, mapping, and adoption projects. Eligible entities include U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia.)
Under the bill, BEAD funds may not be provided to an eligible entity if the entity or a political subdivision of the entity charges fees (1) to consider a request to place, construct, or modify broadband infrastructure; or (2) for the use of a right-of-way owned or managed by the entity or a political subdivision, or for the use of infrastructure within such a right-of-way, to place, construct, or modify broadband infrastructure. However, this restriction does not apply to fees that are competitively neutral, technology neutral, nondiscriminatory, publicly disclosed, and based on actual, direct, and objectively reasonable costs. Any such fee must be described to applicants in a manner that distinguishes between (1) recurring and nonrecurring fees, and (2) the use of infrastructure on which there is no existing broadband infrastructure and the use of infrastructure on which there is existing broadband infrastructure as of the date of the application.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,640,000
Spent on own lobbying
…d Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act), provisions impacting internet and communications service providers HR 1975 BEAD FEE Act, all provisions HR 2171Spectrum Coordination Act, all provisions S 2253, Unsubscribe Act, provisions impacting internet and communications service…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$2,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nt Reviews Act, all provisions. H.R.1731 - Standard FEES Act, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1836 - GRANTED Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1975 - BEAD FEE Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2289 - American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2298 - Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Fed…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Tribal Lands H.R. 1870, SPEED for BEAD Act - Issues relating to NTIA Authority and Process and Infrastructure Deployment and Implementation of the BEAD Program H.R. 1975, BEAD FEE Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, and Implementation of the BEAD Program H.R. 2037, OpenRAN Outreach Act - I…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 4, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ficient Deployment Act (all provisions); HR 1681 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); HR 1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act (all provisions); HR 1975 - BEAD FEE Act (all provisions); HR 2171 - Spectrum Coordination Act (all provisions); HR 2289 - Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act (all provisi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,650,000
Spent on own lobbying
…d Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act), provisions impacting internet and communications service providers HR 1975 BEAD FEE Act, all provisions HR 2171Spectrum Coordination Act, all provisions S 2253, Unsubscribe Act, provisions impacting internet and communications service…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$2,450,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nt Reviews Act, all provisions. H.R.1731 - Standard FEES Act, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1836 - GRANTED Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1975 - BEAD FEE Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2289 - American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2298 - Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Fed…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Tribal Lands H.R. 1870, SPEED for BEAD Act - Issues relating to NTIA Authority and Process and Infrastructure Deployment and Implementation of the BEAD Program H.R. 1975, BEAD FEE Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, and Implementation of the BEAD Program H.R. 2037, OpenRAN Outreach Act - I…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ficient Deployment Act (all provisions); HR 1681 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); HR 1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act (all provisions); HR 1975 - BEAD FEE Act (all provisions); HR 2171 - Spectrum Coordination Act (all provisions); HR 2289 - Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act (all provisi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$2,500,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nt Reviews Act, all provisions. H.R.1731 - Standard FEES Act, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1836 - GRANTED Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1975 - BEAD FEE Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2289 - American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2298 - Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Fed…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…d Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act), provisions impacting internet and communications service providers HR 1975 BEAD FEE Act, all provisions HR 2171Spectrum Coordination Act, all provisions S 2253, Unsubscribe Act, provisions impacting internet and communications service…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 10, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Tribal Lands H.R. 1870, SPEED for BEAD Act - Issues relating to NTIA Authority and Process and Infrastructure Deployment and Implementation of the BEAD Program H.R. 1975, BEAD FEE Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, and Implementation of the BEAD Program H.R. 2037, OpenRAN Outreach Act - I…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ct H.R. 1681 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act H.R. 1731 - Standard FEES Act H.R. 1836 - GRANTED Act of 2025 H.R. 1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act H.R. 1975 - BEAD FEE Act of 2025 H.R. 2076 - Lulus Law H.R. 2289 - Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act H.R. 2298 - Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Feder…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ficient Deployment Act (all provisions); HR 1681 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); HR 1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act (all provisions); HR 1975 - BEAD FEE Act (all provisions); HR 2171 - Spectrum Coordination Act (all provisions); HR 2289 - Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act (all provisi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
TELECOMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
Amount not reported
…0: SPEED for BEAD Act; provisions related to ensuring that no language is inserted to limit local government oversight of wireless deployments or rights of way H.R. 1975: BEAD FEE Act; all provisions H.R. 2289: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 2298: Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing