Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1873

Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Mike Kelly RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Taxation.

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

15 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Jimmy Panetta DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Donald G. Davis DDemocrat
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter RRepublican
Rick W. Allen RRepublican
Dusty Johnson RRepublican
Jim Costa DDemocrat
Rudy Yakym III RRepublican
Derek Schmidt RRepublican
David Rouzer RRepublican
Randy Feenstra RRepublican
Eric Sorensen DDemocrat
Mike Bost RRepublican
James R. Walkinshaw DDemocrat
Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocrat
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  2. Introduced in House
  3. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Ways and Means Committee (House)Referred To, March 5, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

1 lobbying report name H.R. 1873, for 1 client.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1873
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026$280,000reported as expenses
  • LEIF OVESON
  • MAKENZIE ELIZABETH NOVAK
  • BRENDAN DAILEY
  • VIRDINA GIBBS
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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, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 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. 1873

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contributions to this bill's sponsor and cosponsors from lobbyists and firms on its reports
ToReported byPaid to, as reportedAmountDate
Donald G. Davis DDemocratCosponsorNTCA RURAL BROADBAND PACfiled by NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 28674)PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PACHonoree: Davis, Don$4,000Open the report
Donald G. Davis DDemocratCosponsorNTCA RURAL BROADBAND PACfiled by NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 28674)DON DAVIS FOR NCHonoree: Davis, Don$5,000Open the report
Donald G. Davis DDemocratCosponsorNTCA RURAL BROADBAND PACfiled by NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 28674)PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PACHonoree: Davis, Don$1,000Open the report
Donald G. Davis DDemocratCosponsorNTCA RURAL BROADBAND PACfiled by NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 28674)DON DAVIS FOR NCHonoree: Davis, Don$5,000Open the report

Contribution reports are read for 2 of the 16 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.

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