H.R. 5173 118th Congress House

Broadband Buildout Accountability Act

Official title: To apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.

Introduced: August 8, 2023 Introduced by: August Pfluger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Aug 11, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Aug 8, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Aug 8, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action August 11, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Broadband Buildout Accountability Act

This bill makes actions or decisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration concerning the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program subject to the Freedom of Information Act, which governs the release of federal documents.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Communications and Technology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

T-MOBILE USA, INC.
for T-MOBILE USA, INC. · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
T-MOBILE USA, INC.
for T-MOBILE USA, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
T-MOBILE USA, INC.
for T-MOBILE USA, INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
T-MOBILE USA, INC.
for T-MOBILE USA, INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4 filings
SENATE
4 filings

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Cosponsors 9

Walberg, Tim

Michigan · Aug 6, 2024

Bucshon, Larry

· Jul 10, 2024

Cammack, Kat

Florida · Sep 27, 2023

Balderson, Troy

Ohio · Aug 8, 2023

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · Aug 8, 2023

Dunn, Neal P.

Florida · Aug 8, 2023

Fulcher, Russ

Idaho · Aug 8, 2023

Joyce, John

Pennsylvania · Aug 8, 2023

Weber, Randy K. Sr.

Texas · Aug 8, 2023

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5173: Broadband Buildout Accountability Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5173/

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"H.R. 5173: Broadband Buildout Accountability Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5173/.

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H.R. 5173, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5173/.

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