S. 3321 · 118th Congress

Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2023

Introduced on Nov 15, 2023 by Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). 6 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 15, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 15, 2023
Cosponsors
6
1 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

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

Official title

A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to the mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service, to reduce the financial burden on consumers, and for other purposes.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Markwayne MullinR-OKSponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 5

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. Nov 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 15, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

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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. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.5 reports
    $13.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC$130.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. Chickasaw Telephone Company5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  4. Competitive Carriers Association5 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  5. ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $7.2M reported (all issues)
  6. Google Client Services LLC5 reports
    $15.1M reported (all issues)
  7. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $18.1M reported (all issues)
  8. Rural Telephone d/b/a Nex-Tech5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  9. Smithville Communications5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  10. Totah Communications, Inc.5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  11. UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  12. WTA -- Advocates for Rural Broadband5 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  13. 8x8, Inc.4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: 8X8, INC.$160K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. Cox Enterprises Inc. (fka Cox Enterprises, Inc. & various subs & affs)4 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  15. Hilliary Communications4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  16. Ponderosa Communications Inc.4 reports
    $65K reported (all issues)
  17. UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  18. CentraCom Interactive (DBA of Central Utah Telephone)3 reports
  19. MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.3 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  20. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)
  21. Silver Star Communications2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  22. COX ENTERPRISES1 report
    $400K 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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.