H.R. 2975 119th Congress House

Broadband Incentives for Communities Act

Official title: To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a competitive grant program to assist local governments in providing efficient review and approval of zoning and permitting applications that facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 2025 Introduced by: Lizzie Fletcher Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Apr 21, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
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Lobbying activity 43

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

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
for AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
for CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC · Connecticut · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
for COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN
for UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
for TELECOMMUNITY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
43 filings
SENATE
43 filings
White House Office
24 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
19 filings
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
18 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
16 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
13 filings
Treasury, Dept of
11 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Mar 26, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2975: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2975/

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"H.R. 2975: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2975/.

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H.R. 2975, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2975/.

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