HR 1873 — Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Feenstra, Randy (R, IA-4) — cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
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 RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | — | H.R. 1873 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 1873 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 1873 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | GALLANT GOVERNMENT & LAW GROUP, LLC | TALKIE COMMUNICATIONS, INC | — | H.R. 1873 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-05 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Feenstra, Randy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Yakym, Rudy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1873 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1873 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1873 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-01 | TALKIE COMMUNICATIONS, INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1873 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Feenstra, Randy (R, house IA-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Yakym, Rudy (R, house IN-2) | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 386 | $24,542 | $24,542 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,926 | $3,926 |
| 3 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 6 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 9 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | the sterling group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | raizner slania llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $730 | $730 |
| 15 | self | 0 | $0 | 18 | $651 | $651 |
| 16 | harberg + huvard llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | harberg & huvard llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | smith-free group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | peter damon group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | capitol counsel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | cor | 0 | $0 | 1 | $387 | $387 |
| 22 | elco mutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | cambridge health alliance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $200 | $200 |
| 24 | hill & co. inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $199 | $199 |
| 25 | hartford pathology associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $153 | $153 |
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)
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Feenstra, Randy (R · house · IA-4) · cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R · house · IN-2) · 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 Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Feenstra, Randy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) (h.r. 1873) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (h.r. 1873) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (h.r. 1873) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by TALKIE COMMUNICATIONS, INC (h.r. 1873) · lobbying_bill_mention