S. 3565 · 118th Congress

Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024

Introduced on Jan 10, 2024 by Peter Welch (D-VT). 32 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 10, 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 10, 2024
Cosponsors
32
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. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to appropriate funds for the Affordable Connectivity Program of the Federal Communications Commission.

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.

Peter WelchD-VTSponsor

Democrats · 28

Independents · 1

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. Jan 10, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 10, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.11 reports
    $11.4M reported (all issues)
  2. AARP9 reports
    $19.9M reported (all issues)
  3. NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS9 reports
    $580K reported (all issues)
  4. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION8 reports
    $17.3M reported (all issues)
  5. American Civil Liberties Union5 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  6. DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.5 reports
  7. DISH NETWORK CORPORATION5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  8. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $14.2M reported (all issues)
  9. National Minority Quality Forum Action Network5 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  10. Wireless Internet Service Providers Assn5 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  11. COMCAST CORPORATION4 reports
    Federal contractor: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$453.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. COMPTEL4 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COMPTEL INC.AI match · 98%
  13. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.4 reports
    $74.5M reported (all issues)
  14. City of Dallas4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DALLASAI match · 100%
  15. Competitive Carriers Association4 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  16. Cox Enterprises Inc. (fka Cox Enterprises, Inc. & various subs & affs)4 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  17. MEDICAID HEALTH PLANS OF AMERICA4 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  18. NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL4 reports
    $8.8M reported (all issues)
  19. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)4 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  20. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  21. SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SEMCOG)4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  22. UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  23. WTA -- Advocates for Rural Broadband4 reports
    $560K reported (all issues)
  24. AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  25. Boston Medical Center3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  26. FIBER BROADBAND ASSOCIATION3 reports
  27. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)
  28. Public Knowledge3 reports
    $67.6K reported (all issues)
  29. UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  30. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.2 reports
    Federal contractor: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC$130.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  31. County of Kern2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  32. Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Inc.2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  33. NAACP Empowerment Programs, Inc.2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  34. National Cable & Telecommunications Association2 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  35. WORKMONEY, INC (dba WorkMoney)2 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  36. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION1 report
    $6.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  37. Communications Workers of America (CWA)1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  38. Cuyahoga County Public Library1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  39. T-Mobile USA, Inc.1 report
    Federal contractor: T-MOBILE USA, INC.$32.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.