119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 30, 2026
Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026
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Latest action (Jul 22, 2026): Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2173)
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 7502Recycled Materials Attribution Act Permitting Reform S. 4448Accelerating Broadband Permits Act
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 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,820,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rting (CLEAR) Act; all provisions S. 4322: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026; all provisions S. 4407: CHATBOT Act; all provisions S. 4448: Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026; all provisions S. 4557: The Outage Refund Guarantee Act; all provisions S. 4561: CLOSE the GAP Act; all provisions…
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
…uding Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum S. 836/H.R. 6291, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act - Issues relating to Privacy S. 866/S. 4448, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands…
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
RSM US LLP · lobbying firm or registrant: RSM US LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MCGLADREY LLP)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.4448 - Accelerating Broadband Permits Act issues related to creating tools for tracking the progress of BEAD grant recipients S. 860 issues related to broadband inf…
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FIBER BROADBAND ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WILEY REIN LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Security (SUCCESS) for BEAD Act H.R. 8800/S. 4784, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, including provisions relating to telecommunications S. 4448, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026 Issues related to fiber broadband. Issues related to Federal Communications Commission oversight. Support moderniza…
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UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$610,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 5967 - Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act H.R. 7294 - AI for Secure Networks Act H.R.2289 - American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 S. 4448 Accelerating Broadband Permits Act S. 5653 Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 S. 3666 Copper Theft Prevention Act H.R.10364 - American Copy…
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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t - all sections. S. 1651 - Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025 - all sections. S. 3084 - ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025 - all sections. S. 4448 - Accelerating Broadband Permits Act - all sections. S. 5003 - ACCESS Rural America Act - all sections. S. 5015 - Broadband MAP Act of 2026 - all sections. H.R…
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
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues pertaining to digital equity/broadband, the Affordable Connectivity Program, HR 7386, the First Responder Authority Reauthorization Act/ FirstNet and S. 4448 Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026.
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
COX ENTERPRISES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: COX ENTERPRISES INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
…and Information Sharing Act of 2015; H.R. 6920/S. 3565 - SUCCESS for BEAD Act; S. 3259 - RECAPTURE Act; H.R. 2289 - American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025; S. 4448 - Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026; Consumer broadband issues, generally.
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 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 4, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…cations service providers); S 3268/HR 6046 - Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act (all provisions); S. 3639 - Satellite Streamlining Act (all provisions); S. 4448 - Accelerating Broadband Permits Act (all provisions); S. 4691 - Disaster Communications and Preparedness Act (all provisions); HR 1343 - Federal Broadband Dep…
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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
…rting (CLEAR) Act; all provisions S. 4322: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026; all provisions S. 4407: CHATBOT Act; all provisions S. 4448: Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026; all provisions S. 4557: The Outage Refund Guarantee Act; all provisions S. 4561: CLOSE the GAP Act; all provisions…
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
FIBER BROADBAND ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WILEY REIN LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…8, Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act H.R. 6920/S. 3565, Supporting U.S. Critical Connectivity and Economic Strategy and Security (SUCCESS) for BEAD Act S. 4448, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026 Issues related to fiber broadband. Support modernization of the Universal Service Fund.
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
…uding Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum S. 836/H.R. 6291, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act - Issues relating to Privacy S. 866/S. 4448, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands…
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
COX ENTERPRISES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: COX ENTERPRISES INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$750,000
Spent on own lobbying
…and Information Sharing Act of 2015; H.R. 6920/S. 3565 - SUCCESS for BEAD Act; S. 3259 - RECAPTURE Act; H.R. 2289 - American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025; S. 4448 - Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026; Consumer broadband issues, generally.
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
RSM US LLP · lobbying firm or registrant: RSM US LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MCGLADREY LLP)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.4448 Accelerating Broadband Permits Act To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress…
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
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$280,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nd Costs for Consumers Act of 2025 - all sections. S. 2855 - CLOSE THE GAP Act - all sections. S. 3084 - ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025 - all sections. S. 4448 - Accelerating Broadband Permits Act - all sections. H.R. 1873 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act - all sections. H.R. 2289 - American Broadband Deployment Ac…
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