119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 27, 2025
Government Spectrum Valuation Act
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Latest action (Feb 27, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 27, 2025)
Government Spectrum Valuation Act
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to periodically estimate the value of specified electromagnetic spectrum that is allocated to federal agencies.
Each federal agency that is assigned or allocated a portion of that spectrum must include the most recent estimated value of its spectrum, as determined by NTIA, in its annual budget and financial statements.
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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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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
…le Security Policy Act of 2026; all provisions H.R. 10705: Stop SIM Box Scams Act; all provisions S. 98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025; all provisions S. 792: Government Spectrum Valuation Act; all provisions S. 836: The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); all provisions S. 1586: App Store…
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.
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
…s. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act - all provisions. H.R. 888 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025 - all provisions. S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act - all provisions. S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audi…
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
…tate, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 725, Enhancing First Response Act - Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, Location Accuracy, and Network Resiliency S. 792, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum S. 794, A bill to require the As…
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
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,131,400
Spent on own lobbying
…to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of State and local prohibitions that burden citizens. S. 792 A bill to require the National Telecommunications Information Administration to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated…
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
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: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
Video programming policy, generally; Commercial spectrum issues generally, including spectrum pipeline, unlicensed spectrum, and shared spectrum; S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act; H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act; One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), implementation of provisions related to spectru…
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
…sions); H.R. 9151 - Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act (all provisions); S. 98 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 (all provisions); S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (all provisions); S.836 - The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), (all provisions); S. 1634 - ACC…
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
…ll provisions H.R. 9151: Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act; all provisions S. 98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025; all provisions S. 792: Government Spectrum Valuation Act; all provisions S. 836: The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); all provisions S. 1586: App Store…
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.
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
…s. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act - all provisions. H.R. 888 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025 - all provisions. S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act - all provisions. S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audi…
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
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,100,700
Spent on own lobbying
…to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of State and local prohibitions that burden citizens. S. 792 A bill to require the National Telecommunications Information Administration to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated…
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
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
…tate, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 725, Enhancing First Response Act - Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, Location Accuracy, and Network Resiliency S. 792, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum S. 794, A bill to require the As…
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: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$750,000
Spent on own lobbying
Video programming policy, generally; Commercial spectrum issues generally, including spectrum pipeline, unlicensed spectrum, and shared spectrum; S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act; H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act; One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), implementation of provisions related to spectru…
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
…ovisions); H.R. 7294 - AI for Secure Networks Act (all provisions); H.R. 7386 - First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026 (all provisions); S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (all provisions); S.836 - The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), (all provisions); S. 1748 -- Ki…
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
…ovisions H.R. 7386: First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026; all provisions S. 98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025; all provisions S. 792: Government Spectrum Valuation Act; all provisions S. 836: The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); all provisions S. 1748: Kids Onli…
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.
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
…s. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act - all provisions. H.R. 888 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025 - all provisions. S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act - all provisions. S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audi…
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 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$810,000
Spent on own lobbying
Video programming policy, generally; Commercial spectrum issues generally, including spectrum pipeline, unlicensed spectrum, and shared spectrum; S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act; H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act; One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), implementation of provisions related to spectru…
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
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,036,900
Spent on own lobbying
…consumers about ticket prices and related fees. S. 697 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for air traffic control training improvements. S. 792 A bill to require the National Telecommunications Information Administration to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated…
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
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
…tate, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 725, Enhancing First Response Act - Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, Location Accuracy, and Network Resiliency S. 792, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum S. 794, A bill to require the As…
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
…elfare of Infrastructure and Government Act (provisions and amendments related to telecommunications); H.R. 6333 - Parents Over Platforms Act (all provisions); S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (all provisions); S.836 - The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), (all provisions); S. 1748 -- Ki…
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
…s H.R. 6333 - Parents Over Platforms Act; all provisions S. 98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025; all provisions S. 146: Take It Down Act; all provisions S. 792: Government Spectrum Valuation Act; all provisions S. 836: The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); all provisions S. 1367: NO FAKES…
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
…s. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act - all provisions. H.R. 888 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025 - all provisions. S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act - all provisions. S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audi…
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
…tate, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 725, Enhancing First Response Act - Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, Location Accuracy, and Network Resiliency S. 792, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum S. 794, A bill to require the As…
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.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$570,000
Spent on own lobbying
Video programming policy, generally; Commercial spectrum issues generally, including spectrum pipeline, unlicensed spectrum, and shared spectrum; S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act; H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act; One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), implementation of provisions related to spectru…
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
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,200,400
Spent on own lobbying
…consumers about ticket prices and related fees. S. 697 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for air traffic control training improvements. S. 792 A bill to require the National Telecommunications Information Administration to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated…
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 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
…; H.R. 5079 - Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act (provisions and amendments related to telecommunications); S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (all provisions); S.836 - The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), (all provisions); S. 1748 -- Ki…
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
…provisions and amendments related to telecommunications S. 98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025; all provisions S. 146: Take It Down Act; all provisions S. 792: Government Spectrum Valuation Act; all provisions S. 836: The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); all provisions S. 1367: NO FAKES…
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