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119th Congress · S. 4448 · Introduced

Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026

Latest action Nov 9, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 691.

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SubjectsBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesInfrastructure developmentLicensing and registrationsTelephone and wireless communication

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · [R-SD] · T000250
    Rep-SD current · 7 terms · @SenJohnThune · 3 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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2023-01-03
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2029-01-03
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Leadership roles (5)

  • Assistant Senate Majority Leader · senate · 2019-01-03 – 2021-01-03
  • Senate Majority Whip · senate · 2021-01-03 – 2021-01-20
  • Senate Minority Whip · senate · 2021-01-20 – 2023-01-03
  • Senate Minority Whip · senate · 2023-01-03 – 2025-01-03
  • Senate Majority Leader · senate · 2025-01-03 – present

Committee memberships (14)

  • Aviation, Space, and Innovation (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade (senate) · senate · rank 6
  • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (senate) · senate · rank 10 · site
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 10 · site
  • Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Telecommunications and Media (senate) · senate · rank 2

Social media

District offices (3)

  • 246 Founders Park Dr., Suite 102, Rapid City, SD, 57701 · 605-348-7551 · 44.0872508,-103.239745
  • 2401 West Trevi Place, Suite 200, Sioux Falls, SD, 57108 · 605-334-9596 · 43.4756778,-96.7516906
  • 205 6th Avenue SE, Suite 202, Aberdeen, SD, 57401 · 605-225-8823 · 45.4594435,-98.484814

Other names (0)

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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THUNE, JOHN R.
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
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2001-11-20
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2025-03-23
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2025-03-23
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2022

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2022
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$13,176,738.80
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$6,877,438.46
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$16,942,232.64
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$0.00
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2017-01-01
coverage_end_date
2022-12-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (2)

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · [D-NM] · L000570 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-30 · original
    Dem-NM current · 7 terms · @SenatorLujan · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · [R-WY] · B001261 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-30 · original
    Rep-WY current · 4 terms · @SenJohnBarrasso · 5 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-11-09T21:29:45ZReported By
    2026-07-22T17:23:57ZMarkup By
    2026-04-30T16:33:10ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (6)

  • 2026-11-09Calendarsvia Senate
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 691.
  • 2026-11-09Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-158.
  • 2026-11-09Committee14000via Library of Congress
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-158.
  • 2026-07-22Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2026-04-30IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2173)
  • 2026-04-30IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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  • Display Title2026-11-10T12:03:23Z
    Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-05-07T02:38:31Z
    Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-05-07T02:33:32Z
    A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, and for other purposes.

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Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

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Related bills

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Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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CBO cost estimates

  • S. 4448, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 20262026-10-16T16:55:00Z
    As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2026

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