119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act
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Latest action (Jan 3, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prioritize the processing of applications for certain rural broadband expansion projects that are located in areas with the shortest construction seasons (e.g., areas with long winters and heavy snowfall).
Specifically, the FCC must prioritize processing such applications for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase II auction, which aims to facilitate the provision of broadband service to areas that are partially served. (The RDOF program's first phase, which is focused on broadband service for wholly unserved areas, is underway.)
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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Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Atmospheric science and weather · Federal Communications Commission (FCC) · Government trust funds · Internet, web applications, social media · Rural conditions and development · Telephone and wireless communication
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,820,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 651: Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025; all prov…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 4, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nd US spectrum policy; copper theft; and AI legislation, including a study of how AI impacts telecom security. Lobbying on the following Bills and Draft Bills: H.R. 46 - Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act (all provi…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,050,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 651: Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025; all prov…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nd US spectrum policy; copper theft; and AI legislation, including a study of how AI impacts telecom security. Lobbying on the following Bills and Draft Bills: H.R. 46 - Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act (all provi…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,400,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 651: Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025; all prov…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…uests; SIM boxes and consumer fraud; and AI legislation, including a study of how AI impacts telecom security. Lobbying on the following Bills and Draft Bills: H.R. 46 - Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 633/S. 146 - Take it Down Act (all pro…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,350,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 633: Take It Down Act; all provisions H.R. 6…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 28, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…saction and FCC approval; AI Moratorium and general AI policy; illegal calls and texts; and permitting reform. Lobbying on the following Bills and Draft Bills: H.R. 46 - Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 633/S. 146 - Take it Down Act (all pro…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,950,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 633: Take It Down Act; all provisions H.R. 6…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 25, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…mprehensive federal privacy policy; cybersecurity; intellectual property and site blocking; and AI Moratorium. Lobbying on the following Bills and Draft Bills: H.R. 46 - Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 633/S. 146 - Take it Down Act (all pro…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,990,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 633: Take It Down Act; all provisions H.R. 6…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted May 6, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e federal privacy policy; cybersecurity; FCC nomination of Olivia Trusty; and NTIA nomination of Arielle Roth. Lobbying on the following Bills and Draft Bills: H.R. 46 - Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 633/S. 146 - Take it Down Act (all pro…
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
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 22, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,990,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 633: Take It Down Act; all provisions H.R. 6…
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