Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1343

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

Passed the HouseConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by August Pfluger RRepublican, introduced February 13, 2025. Policy area, as Congress files it: Science, Technology, Communications.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

2 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
Member	Joined
Darren Soto DDemocratOriginal cosponsor	February 13, 2025
Greg Landsman DDemocrat	December 17, 2025

Text

Versions of the text
Version	Date	Our copy
Referred in Senate	April 21, 2026	Read our copyThe official file
Engrossed in House	April 20, 2026	Read our copyThe official file
Reported in House	February 4, 2026	Read our copyThe official file
Introduced in House	February 13, 2025	Read our copyThe official file

Actions

April 21, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
April 20, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
April 20, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2973)
April 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2973)
April 20, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1343.
April 20, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2973-2974)
April 20, 2026Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
February 4, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
February 4, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-485.
February 4, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-485.
December 3, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
December 3, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
November 18, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
November 18, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
February 13, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
February 13, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
February 13, 2025Introduced in House
February 13, 2025Introduced in House

Committees

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)Referred To, April 21, 2026
Energy and Commerce Committee (House)Reported By, February 4, 2026; Markup By, December 3, 2025; Referred To, February 13, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

11 lobbying reports name H.R. 1343, for 10 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1343
Client	Registrant	Amount for the whole quarter	Lobbyists named for this issue	Filed	Report
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES	MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLCSecond quarter of 2026	$20,000reported as income	ANDREW J FIELDS JAMES F GREEN	August 3, 2026	Open the report
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES	MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLCSecond quarter of 2026	$50,000reported as income	ANDREW J FIELDS JAMES F GREEN ANNE-MARIE KELLEY	August 3, 2026	Open the report
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIESSecond quarter of 2026	$3,050,000reported as expenses	DANIEL BUTHERUS ROBERT FISHER SHAWN ANDREW BONE BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS HANK KILGORE JOSHUA LYNCH CHRISTINA MASON MARK MULLET SYDNEY PETTIT MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA	July 20, 2026	Open the report
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES	AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATESSecond quarter of 2026	$2,650,000reported as expenses	KATREICE BANKS NOAH JACOBSON LAURA ZUCKERMAN KIRKHAM EILEEN MCCAUGHEY BLISS JOHN LIVELY JAMES E ROBERTSON JEREMY PEDERSON MARC C. GONZALES LIN WHITEHOUSE MICHAEL FERGUSON TERRI HOSKINS	July 20, 2026	Open the report
TELECOMMUNITY	BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLPSecond quarter of 2026	The report gives no amount	GERARD L LEDERER	July 20, 2026	Open the report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.Second quarter of 2026	$16,950,000reported as expenses	SUZANNE CLARK NEIL BRADLEY MARTIN DURBIN THOMAS WICKHAM RODNEY DAVIS ROY MCKENZIE TIMOTHY MONAHAN NICHOLAS CROCKER ANDREA PORWOLL BROOKE KAITLIN MILLER DAVID SMENTEK MYLA RICE KEVIN COURTOIS JOHN KIRCHNER STEPHEN MCALLISTER MOORE HALLMARK CLARK JACKSON JOHN MARCUS GONZALES MONIQUE THIERRY JENNINGS IMEL CHRISTOPHER EYLER BRINCE MANNING LILLIAN JACOBSON-KLEINFormer position, as reported: Intern, Rep. Kilmer, January 2024-March 2024; Staff, Rep. Kilmer, April 2024-June 2024 KATELYN HARRISON NIKKIE NGUYEN MICAH OLSON KYLA SUMMER MILLER KEELIE BROOM CHRISTOPHER JORDAN CRENSHAW MICHAEL RICHARDS MICHAEL BLANCO	July 20, 2026	Open the report
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Second quarter of 2026	$2,450,000reported as expenses	CATHERINE BOHIGIAN PAUL J CANCIENNE ii PATRICK WILLIAMS jr VIRGINIA ZIGRAS ASHLEY HAYES RACHEL WELCH SAUL HERNANDEZ	July 20, 2026	Open the report
WTA -- ADVOCATES FOR RURAL BROADBAND	WTA -- ADVOCATES FOR RURAL BROADBANDSecond quarter of 2026	$130,000reported as expenses	DERRICK B OWENS ERIC KEBER	July 20, 2026	Open the report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION	COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$170,000reported as expenses	TIMOTHY DONOVAN MARIBETH COLLINSFormer position, as reported: Rep. Patrick Meehan, Legislative Director '11 Rep. Bill Shuster, LA, LC, Staff Asst. '05-'11 EMERALD LITKE-SMITHFormer position, as reported: Intern, Office of Senator Roger F. Wicker (January 2016 - May 2016)	July 20, 2026	Open the report
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	The report gives no amount	ANDY R HALE MEGHAN CHAFFEE	July 13, 2026	Open the report
WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATION	CARPENTER STRATEGIC CONSULTING LLCSecond quarter of 2026	$30,000reported as income	JOT D. CARPENTER jr	July 6, 2026	Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, as the filer printed it. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 1 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 1343

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contribution reports: Not checked yet.

Contribution reports are read for 0 of the 3 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.