119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 11, 2025
CABLE Expansion Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 11, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Science, Technology, Communications
No official summary has been published for this bill.
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
…Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act, all provisions. H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastru…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act, all provisions. H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastru…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act, all provisions. H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastru…
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
…Infrastructure Act of 2025 H.R. 5266 - 5G UPGRADE Act of 2025 H.R. 5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act H.R. 5290 - Cable Transparency Act H.R. 5311 - CABLE Expansion Act H.R. 5318 - RAPID Act H.R. 6046 - Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act H.R. 6505 - To amend the National Telecommunications and Info…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
…Infrastructure Act of 2025 H.R. 5266 - 5G UPGRADE Act of 2025 H.R. 5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act H.R. 5290 - Cable Transparency Act H.R. 5311 - CABLE Expansion Act H.R. 5318 - RAPID Act H.R. 6046 - Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act H.R. 6505 - To amend the National Telecommunications and Info…
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
…Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act, all provisions. H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastru…
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
…hat Accelerate Deployment Everywhere Act or the 5G UPGRADE Act" H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment…
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
…UPGRADE Act, all provisions. H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act, all provisions. H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastru…
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
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Amount not reported
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
Amount not reported
…DE) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5273: Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; all provisions H.R. 5290: Cable Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 5311: Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act; all provisions H.R. 5318: Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAP…
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
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$540,000
Spent on own lobbying
…hat Accelerate Deployment Everywhere Act or the 5G UPGRADE Act" H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment…
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
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 15, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng Rural America Act of 2023 - all sections. H.R. 4032 - Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act - all sections. H.R. 4950 - Data BRIDGE Act - all sections. H.R. 5311 - CABLE Expansion Act - all sections. Legislation to reform the Universal Service Fund contribution and distribution systems. Legislation to reauthorize the Cy…
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