S 1651 — Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
- Mullin, Markwayne (R, OK-S) — sponsor · 2025-05-07
- Hawley, Josh (R, MO-S) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D, AZ-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | — | S. 1651 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | — | S. 1651 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-05-07 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hawley, Josh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1651 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1651 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-05-07 | Mullin, Markwayne | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mullin, Markwayne (R, senate OK) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Kelly, Mark (D, senate AZ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Hawley, Josh (R, senate MO) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 2,664 | $127,445 | $127,445 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 204 | $20,158 | $20,158 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 60 | $5,077 | $5,077 |
| 4 | hunt companies inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | understanding disruption, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | netjets | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | geosyntec consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | flagship pioneering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | akin gump | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | u.s. bureauniversity of land mgt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | grossman company properties | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | tempe dodge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | innoscience america, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | cox communications | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | oracle | 0 | $0 | 4 | $316 | $316 |
| 17 | carlile patchen & murphy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| 18 | canaveral pilots association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| 19 | american cinematographer magazine | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 20 | cal poly state university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | myself | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 22 | purdue university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | pyper, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 24 | atlas cpas llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 25 | grammarly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Mullin, Markwayne (R · senate · OK) · sponsor
- Hawley, Josh (R · senate · MO) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hawley, Josh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (s. 1651) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (s. 1651) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-05-07 · sponsored by Mullin, Markwayne (sponsor) · sponsorship