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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025

S. 1651Introduced May 7, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to the mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service, to reduce the financial burden on consumers, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Markwayne Mullin R-OK
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Where it went

Latest action: May 7, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), James Risch (R-ID).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

Related bills

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Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.