S. 3259 119th Congress Senate

RECAPTURE Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require remaining funds under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program to be used for deficit reduction.

Introduced: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications

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Nov 20, 2025

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

Nov 20, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 13

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

COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
for COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RSM US LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MCGLADREY LLP)
for RSM US LLP · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
COX ENTERPRISES INC.
for COX ENTERPRISES INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
for COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
COX ENTERPRISES INC.
for COX ENTERPRISES INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
RSM US LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MCGLADREY LLP)
for RSM US LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MCGLADREY LLP) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
13 filings
SENATE
13 filings
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
7 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
3 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
3 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
3 filings
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
3 filings
White House Office
3 filings

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Cosponsors 5