S 3268 119th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act

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

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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

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

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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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Lobbying activity 19

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

MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
WILEY REIN LLP
for FIBER BROADBAND ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
WTA -- ADVOCATES FOR RURAL BROADBAND
for WTA -- ADVOCATES FOR RURAL BROADBAND · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
COX ENTERPRISES INC.
for COX ENTERPRISES INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN
for UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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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/.

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

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