S. 3268 119th Congress Senate

Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to streamline the deployment of telecommunications or broadband service facilities in public rights-of-way and t… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Nov 20, 2025

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

Nov 20, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 25, 2008	Senate · vote #184	On the Cloture Motion S. 3268	Rejected	50–43	See who voted →
Jul 22, 2008	Senate · vote #183	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3268	Agreed To	94–0	See who voted →

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What's happening now November 20, 2025

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

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 36

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)
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
for COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
WILEY REIN LLP
for FIBER BROADBAND 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)
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
for UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
for BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
36 filings
SENATE
36 filings
White House Office
17 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
9 filings
Federal Railroad Administration
7 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
7 filings
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
7 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Nov 20, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3268: Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3268/

MLA

"S. 3268: Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3268/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 3268, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3268/.

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