H.R. 4950

Summary

H.R. 4950, the Data BRIDGE Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 12, 2025 by Rep. Erin Houchin (R) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Sep 1, 2026: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Record

Text

H.R. 4950 has 14 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4950 IH: Data Broadband Reporting and Integration for Deployment in Geographically Essential Areas Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4950  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 12, 2025   Mrs. Houchin  (for herself,  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ,  Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Sorensen ,  Mr. Nunn of Iowa ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mr. Smith of Nebraska , and  Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate into the National Broadband Map of the Commission a layer that presents data on the location of agricultural areas, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Data Broadband Reporting and Integration for Deployment in Geographically Essential Areas Act   or the   Data BRIDGE Act  .
2.
FCC National Broadband Map
(a)
In general
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall update (and thereafter maintain) the map described in section 802(c)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 642(c)(1)(A) ) in a manner that incorporates, as a layer of such map, data on the location of agricultural areas.
(b)
Consultation
In carrying out this section, the Commission shall consult with—
(1)
the Secretary of Agriculture, including with respect to existing data of the Department of Agriculture related to the location of agricultural areas;
(2)
the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information;
(3)
representatives of States; and
(4)
representatives of other relevant stakeholders (as determined appropriate by the Commission).
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Commission
The term  Commission  means the Federal Communications Commission.
(2)
State
The term  State  means each of the several States and the District of Columbia.

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To direct the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate into the National Broadband Map of the Commission a layer that presents data on the location of agricultural areas, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Erin Houchin (R) sponsors H.R. 4950, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Erin Houchin

Rep. · R–IN-9 · Sponsor

Introduced Aug 12, 2025

Jim Costa

Rep. · D–CA-21 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 12, 2025 · Original

Robin Kelly

Rep. · D–IL-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 12, 2025 · Original

Zachary Nunn

Rep. · R–IA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 12, 2025 · Original

Adrian Smith

Rep. · R–NE-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 12, 2025 · Original

Eric Sorensen

Rep. · D–IL-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 12, 2025 · Original

Darren Soto

Rep. · D–FL-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 12, 2025 · Original

Glenn Thompson

Rep. · R–PA-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 12, 2025 · Original

Brad Finstad

Rep. · R–MN-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 14, 2025

Frank Mrvan

Rep. · D–IN-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 14, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 4950 went before 2 committees: Communications and Technology Subcommittee and Energy and Commerce.

Communications and Technology Subcommittee

Communications and Technology Subcommittee

Reported by · Sep 1, 2026

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Aug 12, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4950 has taken 5 actions since Aug 12, 2025, the latest on Sep 1, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 4950 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4950 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Data BRIDGE Act — Display Title
• Data BRIDGE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Data Broadband Reporting and Integration for Deployment in Geographically Essential Areas Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate into the National Broadband Map of the Commission a layer that presents data on the location of agricultural areas, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 5 firms and 35 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4950 in 17 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 Telecommunications, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (domestic/foreign), Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 35.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4950 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4950’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4950, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 137 (Tuesday, August 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HOUCHIN:H.R. 4950.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H3693]

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