119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 4, 2025
WIRELESS Leadership Act
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Latest action (Sep 4, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Sep 4, 2025)
Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act
This bill imposes limits on state and local review and regulation of requests to construct wireless telecommunication facilities.
Specifically, states and localities must grant or deny requests to place, modify, or construct personal wireless service (PWS) facilities by a specified deadline. This deadline varies based on the nature of the request and the proposed facility. If a state or locality fails to act on a request within that timeframe, the request is deemed granted. On the day a decision to deny a request is made, the state or locality must publish the decision and provide it to the requesting party.
Further, the bill expands an existing prohibition on unreasonable discrimination in the regulation of such requests. Under the bill, any discrimination among PWS facilities or communications service providers is prohibited. For example, a state or locality may not grant preferential or exclusive use of facilities to a particular provider or class of providers. However, states and localities may establish objective, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory engineering standards, safety requirements, or aesthetic requirements.
Finally, the bill establishes requirements for fees imposed by states and localities for consideration of a request. For example, such fees must be (1) competitively neutral, technology neutral, and nondiscriminatory; (2) established in advance and publicly disclosed; and (3) based on actual and direct costs to the state or locality.
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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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
…ct of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act, all provisions. H.R.5147 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act, all provisions. H.R.51…
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
…ybersecurity H.R. 4950, Data BRIDGE Act - Issues relating determining wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 5079, WIMWIG Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 5147, WIRELESS Leadership Act - Issues relating to Permitting and Siting H.R. 5154, REACT Act - Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, Location Accuracy,…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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: Telecommunications
Amount not reported
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ct of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act, all provisions. H.R.5147 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act, all provisions. H.R.51…
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
…ybersecurity H.R. 4950, Data BRIDGE Act - Issues relating determining wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 5079, WIMWIG Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 5147, WIRELESS Leadership Act - Issues relating to Permitting and Siting H.R. 5154, REACT Act - Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, Location Accuracy,…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ct of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act, all provisions. H.R.5147 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act, all provisions. H.R.51…
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
…ybersecurity H.R. 4950, Data BRIDGE Act - Issues relating determining wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 5079, WIMWIG Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 5147, WIRELESS Leadership Act - Issues relating to Permitting and Siting H.R. 5154, REACT Act - Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, Location Accuracy,…
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
…ommunities Act H.R. 3960 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025 H.R. 4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act H.R. 4927 - CABLE Competition Act H.R. 5147 - WIRELESS Leadership Act H.R. 5170 - CABLE Leadership Act H.R. 5264 - SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2025 H.R. 5266 - 5G UPGRADE Act of 2025 H.R. 5…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$5,460,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ommunities Act H.R. 3960 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025 H.R. 4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act H.R. 4927 - CABLE Competition Act H.R. 5147 - WIRELESS Leadership Act H.R. 5170 - CABLE Leadership Act H.R. 5264 - SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2025 H.R. 5266 - 5G UPGRADE Act of 2025 H.R. 5…
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.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$2,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ct of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act, all provisions. H.R.5147 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act, all provisions. H.R.51…
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
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…erage maps H.R. 5037, Middle Mile for Rural America Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment H.R. 5079, WIMWIG Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 5147, WIRELESS Leadership Act - Issues relating to Permitting and Siting H.R. 5154, REACT Act - Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, Location Accuracy,…
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
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
…r Communities Act H.R.3960 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025 H.R.4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act H.R.5147 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act H.R.5170 - Cable Acces…
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.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$2,610,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ct of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act, all provisions. H.R.5147 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act, all provisions. H.R.51…
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 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
Amount not reported
…ies Post Disasters Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4211: Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 4927: CABLE Competition Act; all provisions H.R. 5147: Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 5170: Cable Access for…
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