S. 4448 · 119th Congress · pending
Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Latest official action 2026-07-22 · Reported
The bill, briefly
A source summary has not been retrieved yet. Read the official bill to inspect its provisions.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-10-14
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
John Thune
Senate · SD · Republican
$857,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ben Ray Luján
Senate · NM · Democratic
$1,879,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Barrasso
Senate · WY · Republican
$407,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$31,250
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$21,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$20,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $9,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$18,500
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
BLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC)$15,000
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$15,000
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL$15,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$14,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $3,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $1,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC$14,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $6,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$13,500
XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC)$13,000
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$12,500
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$12,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$12,500
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$12,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$12,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $2,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $8,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$11,500
DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC)$11,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$11,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $4,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10,500
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.