S. 4049 · 118th Congress

Supporting National Security with Spectrum Act

Introduced on Mar 21, 2024 by Steve Daines (R-MT). 2 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Mar 21, 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 21, 2024
Cosponsors
2
0 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 appropriate more funds for the Federal Communication Commission's "rip and replace" program, to require a spectrum auction, 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.

Steve DainesR-MTSponsor

Republicans · 2

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. Mar 21, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 21, 2024 · 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. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.8 reports
    $11.4M reported (all issues)
  2. T-Mobile USA, Inc.5 reports
    $13.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: T-MOBILE USA, INC.$32.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.4 reports
    $10.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC$130.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. Competitive Carriers Association4 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  5. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $14.2M reported (all issues)
  6. NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY4 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  7. DISH NETWORK CORPORATION3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  8. LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.3 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC$14.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  9. Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink, Inc.)3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  10. RTX CORPORATION3 reports
    $10.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RTX CORPORATION$3.9B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. Gogo Business Aviation LLC2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION LLC$168K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  12. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL2 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.$260.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  14. AT&T Services, Inc.1 report
    $2.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  15. Nokia of America Corporation1 report
    Federal contractor: NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  16. Tarana Wireless, Inc.1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

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.