H.R. 4950 · 119th Congress

Data BRIDGE Act

Introduced on Aug 12, 2025 by Erin Houchin (R-IN-9). 15 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Aug 12, 2025
Cosponsors
15
8 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

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate into the National Broadband Map of the Commission a layer that presents data on the location of agricultural areas, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Digital media
  • Geography and mapping
  • Internet, web applications, social media

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Aug 12, 2025). Public domain.

Data Broadband Reporting and Integration for Deployment in Geographically Essential Areas Act or the Data BRIDGE Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the National Broadband Map to include data on the location of agricultural areas as a layer of the map and to maintain this data in the map moving forward. (The map depicts the availability of broadband internet service across the United States.)

In incorporating this data, the FCC must consult with (1) the Department of Agriculture, including with respect to existing data on the location of agricultural areas; and (2) with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, states, and other relevant stakeholders.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Erin HouchinR-IN-9Sponsor

Democrats · 8

Republicans · 7

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

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  1. Aug 12, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Aug 12, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Aug 12, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Aug 12, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  5. Sep 1, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Sep 1, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  7. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.

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. AT&T Services, Inc.8 reports
    $11.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  2. Competitive Carriers Association4 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)
  3. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $13.6M reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION1 report
    $110K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.