S. 2238 · 118th Congress

PLAN for Broadband Act

Introduced on Jul 11, 2023 by Roger F. Wicker (R-MS). 6 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 11, 2023
Cosponsors
6
3 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Internet, web applications, social media

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Roger F. WickerR-MSSponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 11, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 11, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 17, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Dec 17, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Dec 17, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AT&T Services, Inc.10 reports
    $12.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  2. T-Mobile USA, Inc.9 reports
    $23.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: T-MOBILE USA, INC.$32.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. Competitive Carriers Association5 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  4. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $18.1M reported (all issues)
  5. UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  6. Cox Enterprises Inc. (fka Cox Enterprises, Inc. & various subs & affs)4 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  7. UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  8. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.4 reports
    $5.6M reported (all issues)
  9. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $5.6M reported (all issues)
  10. AARP2 reports
    $10.4M reported (all issues)
  11. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.2 reports
    $37.2M reported (all issues)
  12. ERICSSON INC.2 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ERICSSON INCAI match · 100%
  13. Gogo Business Aviation LLC2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION LLC$168K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  14. COX ENTERPRISES1 report
    $400K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.