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S. 713

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 713, the Broadband Buildout Accountability Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 25, 2025 by Sen. Rick Scott (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 713 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb713/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S713 IS: Broadband Buildout Accountability Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-25
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 713  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 25, 2025   Mr. Scott of Florida  (for himself,  Mr. Barrasso ,  Mrs. Blackburn ,  Mr. Curtis ,  Mr. Sullivan ,  Mr. Wicker , and  Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Broadband Buildout Accountability Act  .
2.
Applicability of FOIA to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
Section 60102(o)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1702(o)(2) ) is amended by inserting after  Act’)  the following:  , except for section 552 of that title (commonly referred to as the  Freedom of Information Act ) .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-25
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Feb 25, 2025

sb713/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (02/25/2025)

Broadband Buildout Accountability Act

This bill makes actions or decisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration concerning the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program subject to the Freedom of Information Act, which governs the release of federal documents.

Sponsors

Sen. Rick Scott (R) sponsors S. 713, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 713 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 25, 2025

Actions

S. 713 has taken 2 actions since Feb 25, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 25, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Feb 25, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 713 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 713, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 713 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Broadband Buildout Accountability Act — Display Title
  • Broadband Buildout Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 713 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Budget/Appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Computer Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
COX ENTERPRISES INC.—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION16—
COX ENTERPRISES INC.16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
EMERALD LITKE-SMITH116
MARIBETH COLLINS116
PAUL SCOLESE116
SONYA WENDELL MANFREDI116
STEPHANIE MATHIAS116
TIMOTHY DONOVAN116
KATHERINE FOSTER115
JOHN HOWES114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COX ENTERPRISES INC.COX ENTERPRISES INC.2026 first_quarter$810K1st Quarter - Report
COX ENTERPRISES INC.COX ENTERPRISES INC.2026 second_quarter$750K2nd Quarter - Report
COX ENTERPRISES INC.COX ENTERPRISES INC.2025 second_quarter$680K2nd Quarter - Report
COX ENTERPRISES INC.COX ENTERPRISES INC.2025 first_quarter$660K1st Quarter - Report
COX ENTERPRISES INC.COX ENTERPRISES INC.2025 third_quarter$600K3rd Quarter - Report
COX ENTERPRISES INC.COX ENTERPRISES INC.2025 fourth_quarter$570K4th Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$160K3rd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$160K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$160K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 713 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 713’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

s713/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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