S. 2686 - Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006
Telecommunication. 109th Congress (2005-2006) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Ted Stevens
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006
S. 2686 — 109th Congress (2005–2006)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Network Neutrality bill
- Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006
- Community Broadband Act
- Digital Content Protection Act of 2006
- Internet and Universal Service Act of 2006
- Sports Freedom Act of 2006
- Video Competition and Savings for Consumers Act of 2006
- Video Content Act
- WIN Act of 2006
- Wireless Innovation Act of 2006
- Sponsor
- Ted Stevens
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Telecommunication
- Armed forces
- Armed forces abroad
- Auditing
- Blind
- Block grants
- Broadband
- Budgets
- Business
- Child pornography
- Children
- Communication satellites
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Consumers
- Cost control
- Criminal justice
- Defense policy
- Disabled
- Education
- Educational technology
- Educational television
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency management
- Executive departments
- Federal Communications Commission
- Fees
- Finance
- Fraud
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Humanities
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Indians
- Internet
- Iraq compilation
- Law
- Libraries
- Licenses
- Military operations
- Military training
- Minorities
- Off-budget expenditures
- Performance measurement
- Public broadcasting
- Public contracts
- Public meetings
- Radio broadcasting
- Rural affairs
- Sports
- Standards
- State and local government
- Surveys
- Technology
- Telecommunication industry
- Telecommunication rates
- Telephone
- Television
- Television broadcasting
- Television broadcasting of sports
- Television frequency allocation
- Television relay systems
- Wireless communication
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/01/2006 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 5/01/2006 5/01/2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 5/01/2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3803-3804) 5/18/2006 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. 5/25/2006 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. 6/13/2006 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to Senators from Cable distributors & service providers, which…
supported this bill
| Cable distributors & service providers | $2,271,160 |
| $2,271,160 |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 109th U.S. Congress, from Cable distributors & service providers interest groups, January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2006.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $19,000 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $6,000 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $9,450 | $0 |
| George Allen | R | VA | $62,600 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $14,300 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $8,600 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $12,000 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $57,750 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $13,000 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $14,500 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $11,500 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $19,000 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $3,000 | $0 |
| Conrad Burns | R | MT | $93,600 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $18,650 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $23,200 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $63,100 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $25,150 | $0 |
| Lincoln Chafee | R | RI | $14,750 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $6,750 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $148,700 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $8,000 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $5,000 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $3,500 | $0 |
| Susan M. Collins | R | ME | $14,499 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $13,000 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $10,500 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $10,500 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $7,500 | $0 |
| Mark Dayton | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $16,200 | $0 |
| Mike DeWine | R | OH | $67,650 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $26,300 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $9,165 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $6,999 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $30,425 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $25,000 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $48,599 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $1,000 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $5,400 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $1,250 | $0 |
| Bill Frist | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $31,000 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $17,500 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $29,500 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $7,500 | $0 |
| Orrin G. Hatch | R | UT | $20,000 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $13,750 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $750 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $29,499 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $2,000 | $0 |
| Jim Jeffords | I | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $7,500 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $16,000 | $0 |
| John F. Kerry | D | MA | $7,200 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $19,750 | $0 |
| Mary L. Landrieu | D | LA | $11,281 | $0 |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | D | NJ | $37,500 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Leahy | D | VT | $4,500 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $1,000 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $51,800 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $21,500 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $33,000 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $16,000 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $19,250 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $28,000 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $32,500 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $47,750 | $0 |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | D | MD | $11,500 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $16,500 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $4,500 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $46,250 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $65,700 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $33,050 | $0 |
| Mark L. Pryor | D | AR | $12,500 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $6,250 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $31,250 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $6,500 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $31,500 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $21,550 | $0 |
| Rick Santorum | R | PA | $98,550 | $0 |
| Paul Sarbanes | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $52,285 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $7,000 | $0 |
| Richard C. Shelby | R | AL | $7,000 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $20,860 | $0 |
| Olympia J. Snowe | R | ME | $28,000 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $142,000 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $12,100 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $33,499 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $28,900 | $0 |
| Jim Talent | R | MO | $24,250 | $0 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $10,000 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $14,050 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $7,000 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $11,000 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $5,500 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $20,999 | $0 |
