S. 2787 · 118th Congress

5G SALE Act

Introduced on Sep 13, 2023 by John Kennedy (R-LA). Became Public Law 118-27.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-27
Introduced
Sep 13, 2023
Cosponsors
0
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. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders in an auction before the authority of the Commission to conduct auctions expired on March 9, 2023.

Subjects

  • Licensing and registrations
  • Radio spectrum allocation
  • Telephone and wireless communication

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.

John KennedyR-LASponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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

History

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  1. Sep 13, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 13, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Sep 21, 2023Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4666)
  4. Sep 21, 2023 · SenateSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4666)
  5. Sep 21, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4666)
  6. Sep 21, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4666)
  7. Sep 22, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Sep 22, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Sep 22, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Dec 11, 2023 · HouseMr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Dec 11, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6798-6799)
  12. Dec 11, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2787.
  13. Dec 11, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6798)
  14. Dec 11, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6798)
  15. Dec 11, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Dec 13, 2023Presented to President.
  17. Dec 13, 2023 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Dec 19, 2023Signed by President.
  19. Dec 19, 2023Signed by President.
  20. Dec 19, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-27.
  21. Dec 19, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-27.

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. T-Mobile USA, Inc.14 reports
    $12.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: T-MOBILE USA, INC.$32.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. 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%
  3. Competitive Carriers Association5 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  4. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $18.1M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.