119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 19, 2026
CLOSE THE GAP Act
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Latest action (Jul 15, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2375-2377)
Introduced in Senate
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UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the implementation of the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Issues related to permitting (S. 4561). Issues related to the American Broadband Deployment Act (H.R. 2289).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
…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 S. 4591: NO FAKES Act of 2026; provisions related to Internet Service Providers S. 4728: Combat Emerging Threats to Critical…
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
…ssues relating to the Universal Service Fund (USF), including the Lifeline Program S. 4557, Outage Refund Protection Act - Issues relating to Consumer Concerns S. 4561, CLOSE THE GAP Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 4592/H.R. 893…
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
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$610,000
Spent on own lobbying
…FEND IP Act S.866 - Accelerating Broadband Permits Act H.R.9541 - FIREWALL Act H.R.1027 - QUIET Act S.1837 - DEFIANCE Act of 2025 S.1367 - NO FAKES Act of 2025 S.4561 - CLOSE THE GAP Act H.R.2289 - American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 S.3404 - Satellite Cybersecurity Act of 2025 H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations 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
WTA -- ADVOCATES FOR RURAL BROADBAND · lobbying firm or registrant: WTA -- ADVOCATES FOR RURAL BROADBAND
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…64, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure of the SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act H.R. 6505, Next Gen911 Act S. 4561, Close the Gap 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 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,050,000
Spent on own lobbying
…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 S. 4591: NO FAKES Act of 2026; provisions related to Internet Service Providers S. 4728: Combat Emerging Threats to Critical…
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
WTA -- ADVOCATES FOR RURAL BROADBAND · lobbying firm or registrant: WTA -- ADVOCATES FOR RURAL BROADBAND
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…64, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure of the SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act H.R. 6505, Next Gen911 Act S. 4561, Close the Gap 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
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
…ssues relating to the Universal Service Fund (USF), including the Lifeline Program S. 4557, Outage Refund Protection Act - Issues relating to Consumer Concerns S. 4561, CLOSE THE GAP Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 4592/H.R. 893…
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
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$620,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.866 - Accelerating Broadband Permits Act H.R.9541 - FIREWALL Act H.R.1027 - QUIET Act S.1837 - DEFIANCE Act of 2025 S.1367 - NO FAKES Act of 2025 S.4561 - CLOSE THE GAP Act H.R.2289 - American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 S.3404 - Satellite Cybersecurity Act of 2025 H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations 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
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 8, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…plementation of the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Issues related to the Universal Service Fund (USF). Issues related to permitting (S. 4561). Issues related to ARPA funding.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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