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Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021
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Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the Rural Utilities Service, in administering any broadband or telecommunications program, from determining that a project is ineligible for funding because the project has already received state funding. Further, an applicant for funding under such programs may use funds received from a state program to satisfy any matching requirement.
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2025 · third_quarter · Education
Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, including but not limited to Federal student aid and loan changes (including income-driven repayment plans and PSLF-qualifying loans); Higher education regulatory changes (including the gainful employment and borrower defense rules); Private school tuition tax voucher; and Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs. Private school vouchers H.R.5131, SOAR Act Improvements Act S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Career and Technical Education related issues Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Initiative, pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.4085, Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act, Entirety H.R.3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery Act and National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region; and Monitor Voucher related amendments S.2485, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act Immigration enforcement in and around schools Higher Education negotiated rulemaking generally, including on Public Service Loan Forgiveness and implementation of PL119-21 provisions H.R.5399, Equitable Arts Education Enhancements Act, Draft bill H.R.2333, Protecting Students with Disabilities Act Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act S.1538 Living Schoolyards Act H.R.2700 UNPLUGGED Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act H.R.5056, Teachers are Leaders Act S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.5123, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Monitor the following: Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) History Act Pride in Mental Health Act H.R.4253, Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act S.163, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025 H.R.2598/S.1277, IDEA Full Funding Act Department of Education, Existence and organization, including regarding the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection Department of Education funding generally Diversity Equity and Inclusion Parental and Family Engagement related issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Electric School Bus related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2026 funding and policy provisions Education equity issues H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband deployment issues, generally, and implementation of IIJA provisions; H.R. 8239, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 - provisions related to RUS funding and rural broadband issues, generally; Broadband mapping issues, generally; H.R. 4028, To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes; H.R. 4045, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the "6G Task Force", and for other purposes; H.R. 4067, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes; Anti-trust reform generally; S. 1885, Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act; S. 1460/H.R. 1631, the Community Broadband Act; S. 1506, Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act; S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act; S. 1113/H.R. 3970, Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; S. 2330, Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act; H.R. 4374, Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act; H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act; H.R. 6416/S.3520, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022; S. 3538/H.R. 6514, EARN IT Act of 2022; H.R. 7060/S. 3587, Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; S. 4763, GRID Broadband Act of 2022; H.R. 8573/S. 4676, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; S. 4258, Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act; S. 5137, Rural Internet Improvement Act; H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act, 2023 - provisions related to semiconductor supply chain
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband deployment issues, generally, and implementation of IIJA provisions; H.R. 8239, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 - provisions related to RUS funding and rural broadband issues, generally; Broadband mapping issues, generally; Section 230 and online platform regulation, generally; H.R. 4028, To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes; H.R. 4045, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the "6G Task Force", and for other purposes; H.R. 4067, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes; Anti-trust reform generally; S. 1885, Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act; S. 1460/H.R. 1631, the Community Broadband Act; S. 1506, Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act; S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act; S. 1113/H.R. 3970, Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provisions related to broadband deployment and adoption; H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; S. 2330, Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act; H.R. 4374, Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act; S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act; H.R. 5596, Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act; H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act; H.R. 6416/S.3520, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022; S. 3538/H.R. 6514, EARN IT Act of 2022; H.R. 6580, Algorithm Accountability Act; H.R. 7060/S. 3587, Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; S. 4763, GRID Broadband Act of 2022; H.R. 8573/S. 4676, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; H.R. 7060, Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; S. 4258, Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband deployment issues, generally, and implementation of IIJA provisions; H.R. 8239, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 - provisions related to RUS funding and rural broadband issues, generally; Broadband mapping issues, generally; Section 230 and online platform regulation, generally; H.R. 4028, To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes; H.R. 4045, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the "6G Task Force", and for other purposes; H.R. 4067, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes; Anti-trust reform generally; S. 1885, Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act; S. 1460/H.R. 1631, the Community Broadband Act; S. 1506, Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act; S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act; S. 1113/H.R. 3970, Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provisions related to broadband deployment and adoption; H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; S. 2330, Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act; H.R. 4374, Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act; S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act; H.R. 5596, Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act; H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act; H.R. 6416/S.3520, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022; S. 3538/H.R. 6514, EARN IT Act of 2022; H.R. 6580, Algorithm Accountability Act; H.R. 7060/S. 3587, Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband deployment issues, generally; S. 2599, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - provisions related to RUS funding and rural broadband issues, generally; Broadband mapping issues, generally; Section 230 and online platform regulation, generally; H.R. 4028, To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes; H.R. 4045, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the "6G Task Force", and for other purposes; H.R. 4067, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes; Anti-trust reform generally; S. 1885, Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act; S. 1460/H.R. 1631, the Community Broadband Act; S. 1506, Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act; S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act; S. 1113/H.R. 3970, Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provisions related to broadband deployment and adoption; H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; S. 2330, Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act; H.R. 4374, Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act; S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act; H.R. 5596, Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act; H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act; H.R. 6416/S.3520, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022; S. 3538/H.R. 6514, EARN IT Act of 2022; H.R. 6580, Algorithm Accountability Act; H.R. 7060/S. 3587, Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022
Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband deployment issues, generally; S. 2599, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - provisions related to RUS funding and rural broadband issues, generally; Broadband mapping issues, generally; School broadband connectivity, generally; Section 230 and online platform regulation, generally; H.R. 4028, To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes; H.R. 4045, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the "6G Task Force", and for other purposes; H.R. 4067, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes; Anti-trust reform generally; S. 1885, Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act; S. 1460/ H.R. 1631, the Community Broadband Act; S. 1506, Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act; S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act; S. 1113/H.R. 3970, Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provisions related to broadband deployment and adoption; H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; S. 2330, Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act; H.R. 4374, Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act S. 3236/ H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act; S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act; H.R. 5596, Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband deployment issues, generally; S. 2599, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - provisions related to RUS funding and rural broadband issues, generally; Broadband mapping issues, generally; School broadband connectivity, generally; Section 230 and online platform regulation, generally; H.R. 4028, To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes; H.R. 4045, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the "6G Task Force", and for other purposes; H.R. 4067, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes; Anti-trust reform generally; S. 1885, Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act; S. 1460/ H.R. 1631, the Community Broadband Act; S. 1506, Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act; S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act; S. 1113/H.R. 3970, Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provisions related to broadband deployment and adoption; H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; S. 2330, Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act; H.R. 4374, Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: Draft legislation related to reforming the Universal Service Fund contribution system. Draft legislation to establish vetting process for applicants for broadband funding. Draft legislation related to state broadband offices. S. 436 - American Broadband Buildout Act - all sections. S. 922 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act of 2021 - all sections. S. 1113 - Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - all sections. S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act S. 1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act - all sections. S. 1885 - The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021 - all sections. S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act - all sections. S. 2330 - Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - all sections. S. 2398 - Sustainable Highways Innovation Act - all sections. S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021 - all sections. S. 2427 - The FAIR Contributions Act - all sections. S. 2499 - SAFE DATA Act - all sections. S. 2875 - Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021 - all sections. S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021 - all sections. S. 2970 - Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - all sections. H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act - all broadband sections. H.R. 1650 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands on rural broadband networks associated with services offered by edge providers, and for other purposes - all sections. H.R. 2183 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act of 2021 - all sections. H.R. 2398 - Broadband Speed Act - all sections. H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act - all sections. H.R. 3193 - E-BRIDGE Act - all sections. H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act - all sections. H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - all broadband sections. H.R. 3919 - Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - all sections. H.R. 4028 - Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - all sections. H.R. 4029 - Timely Evaluation of Acquisitions, Mergers, or Transactions with External, Lawful Entities to Clear Owners and Management Act (TEAM TELECOM Act) - all sections. H.R. 4032 - Open RAN Outreach Act - all sections. H.R. 4045 - Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act (FUTURE Networks Act) - all sections. H.R. 4046 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - all sections. H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - all sections. H.R. 4067 - Communications Security Advisory Act of 2021 - all sections. H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act - all sections. H.R. 5400 - Preventing Disruptions to Universal Service Funds Act - all sections. H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021 - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USF, including contributions, performance testing, coordination among programs, buildout obligations, eligible telecommunications carrier designation, USACs HUB filing system, and the FCCs Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the USDA/RUS Telecom Loan Portfolio. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the USDAs ReConnect Program. Legislative and regulatory issues related to spectrum allocation. Legislative and regulatory issues related to IP interconnection. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband mapping. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of video service, including retransmission consent reform. Legislative and regulatory issues related to state and local role in supporting broadband deployment. Legislative and regulatory issues related to supply chain security. Legislative and regulatory issues related to telecommunications workforce. Legislative and regulatory issues related to maintaining broadband access during emergencies. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband permitting applications.
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE