S. 4207 · 118th Congress

Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024

Introduced on Apr 30, 2024 by Maria Cantwell (D-WA). One cosponsor. Latest action (Apr 30, 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 30, 2024
Cosponsors
1
0 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 reauthorize the spectrum auction authority of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

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.

Maria CantwellD-WASponsor

Democrats · 1

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. Apr 30, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 30, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. DIRECTV, LLC18 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DIRECTV, LLC$482.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. AT&T Services, Inc.17 reports
    $7.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  3. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION12 reports
    $12.8M reported (all issues)
  4. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.10 reports
    $8.4M reported (all issues)
  5. AARP9 reports
    $5.2M reported (all issues)
  6. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC9 reports
    $12M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.$3.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.8 reports
    $8.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC$130.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. DISH NETWORK CORPORATION6 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  9. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE6 reports
    $6.6M reported (all issues)
  10. T-Mobile USA, Inc.5 reports
    $13.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: T-MOBILE USA, INC.$32.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. Association of American Universities4 reports
    $239K reported (all issues)
  12. COMCAST CORPORATION4 reports
    Federal contractor: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$453.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION4 reports
    $9.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$13.3B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. Amazon.com Services LLC3 reports
    $13.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. American Nephrology Nurses Association3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  16. CAPELLA SPACE CORP.3 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CAPELLA SPACE CORPORATION$209.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION3 reports
    $590K reported (all issues)
  18. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  19. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.3 reports
    $51.1M reported (all issues)
  20. Competitive Carriers Association3 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)
  21. Cox Enterprises Inc. (fka Cox Enterprises, Inc. & various subs & affs)3 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  22. Gogo Business Aviation LLC3 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION LLC$168K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  23. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL3 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  25. LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.3 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC$14.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  26. Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink, Inc.)3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  27. META PLATFORMS, INC.3 reports
    $16.8M reported (all issues)
  28. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS3 reports
    $9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100%
  29. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $10.7M reported (all issues)
  30. National Cable & Telecommunications Association3 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)
  31. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION3 reports
    $560K reported (all issues)
  32. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.3 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  33. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.3 reports
    $880K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  34. Pacific Gas and Electric Company3 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY$9.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  35. RTX CORPORATION3 reports
    $10.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RTX CORPORATION$3.9B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  36. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.3 reports
    Federal contractor: SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP$6.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  37. State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI)3 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  38. University of California3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  39. University of Michigan3 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  40. ERICSSON INC.2 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ERICSSON INCAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 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.