S 4208 — Promoting Affordable Connectivity Act of 2024
Congress 118
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors (1)
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — sponsor · 2024-04-30
Action timeline (2)
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in Senate · 2024-04-30 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (3)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Telecommunications and the 119th Congress: A Primer on Programs, Authorities, and Emerging Issues
IF12955· Resources · 2026-02-10The development and implementation of U.S. telecommunications policy involves a complex array of technologies, federal agencies, and private companies with varying goals and interests. Potential telecommunications issues - The Universal Service Fund and Related FCC Broadband Programs: Overview and Considerations for Congress
R47621· Reports · 2026-01-21Universal service is the principle that all Americans should have access to communications services. It is the cornerstone of the Communications Act of 1934 (P.L. 73-416)—the law that established the Federal Communicatio - The Federal Communications Commission: Structure, Operations, and Budget
R45699· Reports · 2025-06-18The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934 (1934 Act, or “Communications Act”). The agency is charged with regulating interstate and interna
Connected on the graph
4 typed relationships in the influence graph — 1 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
cited in report (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | R45699 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials | |
| — | → | R47621 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials | |
| — | → | IF12955 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-30 | ← | Fetterman, John | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
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 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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 | 2,743 | $540,778 | $540,778 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 341 | $128,840 | $128,840 |
| 3 | robbins geller rudman and dowd llp | 0 | $0 | 4 | $24,000 | $24,000 |
| 4 | tilebar | 0 | $0 | 2 | $11,600 | $11,600 |
| 5 | groch enterprises llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | sun capital partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | styledbyalv | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | adirventures | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | goldensteps aba | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | jewish learning collaborative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | excel sports management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | blue sky basin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | twin dovs capital mgmt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | tk interiors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 15 | kohelet yeshiva high school | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 16 | david peyser sportswear inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 17 | monarch alternative capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 18 | murray forman | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 19 | sage accounting & finance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 20 | real estate | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 21 | herodium inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 22 | egc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 23 | acta sport cobalt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 24 | maidenbaum & sternberg llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25 | datasite llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Stance (positions taken)
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.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 262 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Fetterman, John (D · senate · PA) · sponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report R45699 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report R47621 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report IF12955 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2024-04-30 · sponsored by Fetterman, John (sponsor) · sponsorship