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S. 1651 119th Congress Senate

Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to the mechanisms that preserve and advance uni… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to the mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service, to reduce the financial burden on consumers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2025 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communicationUser charges and fees
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May 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now May 7, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4032 Identical bill Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 68

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 9, 2026
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 23, 2026
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 3, 2026
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 7, 2025
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 7, 2025
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · May 7, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1651: Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1651/
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"S. 1651: Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1651/.
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S. 1651, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1651/.
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