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Charter Communications INC's federal footprint — reported lobbying spend and, where matched, federal money received. Figures are as reported to the U.S. Senate (LDA) and USAspending.

Lobbying from Senate LDA

Reported lobbying (spent)$52,512,500
Years coveredFY2022–FY2025
Reported lobbying billed / handled $43,190,000
Firm activeFY2022–FY2025

Reported country: 🇺🇸 United States

Lobbying over time

Reported lobbying for Charter Communications INC per filing year
FYLobbying spend (as client)Lobbying billed / handled (as firm)
2022$13,450,000$11,420,000
2023$12,540,000$10,420,000
2024$13,540,000$10,870,000
2025$12,982,500$10,480,000

Two figures: what Charter Communications INC reported spending on its own lobbying (as a client) and what it billed or handled for the clients it represents (as a firm — revenue, not its own spend). For a self-filer these overlap.

Firms hired

  • Fierce Government Relations $1,200,000 · 16 filings
  • Penn Avenue Partners $990,000 · 18 filings
  • Venture Government Strategies, LLC (Fka Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC) $950,000 · 16 filings
  • J.A. Green And Company $900,000 · 18 filings
  • Empire Consulting Group $800,000 · 16 filings
  • Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld $700,000 · 12 filings
  • Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP $640,000 · 16 filings
  • Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC $600,000 · 12 filings
  • Telemedia Policy Corp. $572,500 · 16 filings
  • Invariant LLC $560,000 · 12 filings

Registrants that filed lobbying on behalf of Charter Communications INC.

Clients represented

Self-filed — Charter Communications INC registers and lobbies on its own behalf, with no separate outside clients.

Issues

Issue area Lobbied Worked
Telecommunications 116 —
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV 74 16
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 33 16
Defense 19 —
Agriculture 8 —
Budget/Appropriations 2 —
Government Issues 1 —

Issue areas across Charter Communications INC's filings, by activity count — as the client (Lobbied) and as the registrant/firm (Worked). Linked areas open the CivicGate issue page.

What they lobbied on

Reported activity from Senate LDA

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Spectrum policy; Issues related to cybersecurity including the reauthorization of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; S.2983 - Extending Expired Cybersecurity Authorities Act; S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026;

    S. 2983 S. 1071

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Issues related to broadband and spectrum.

  • FY2025 Defense as client

    Issues related to spectrum management; FY26 NDAA

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Spectrum Policy, Competition Policy, P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Implementation - Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), General Industry Issues, Network Vandalism, Retransmission Consent Reform, Video Reform, H.R.2784 - Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025, Broadband Deployment, BEAD, H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act

    H.R. 2784 H.R. 3838

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Competition issues

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Issues related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and broadcast.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Spectrum Policy, Barriers to Broadband Deployment, DRAFT BEAD reform legislation, Network vandalism, Retransmission Consent, Broadcast Ownership Caps, Cybersecurity

  • FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

    Tax Cut & Jobs Act (P.L.115-97) Expiring Provisions, Business State and Local Tax (SALT), 163j

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  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Issues related to cable television and telecommunications including rural broadband, consumer services, data privacy, spectrum, infrastructure, transmission line vandalism, and general broadband policy issues; FY25 budget reconciliation process.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Issues related to cable television and telecommunications including rural broadband, consumer services, data privacy, spectrum, infrastructure, transmission line vandalism, and general broadband policy issues; H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) implementation; Surface Transportation Reauthorization.

    H.R. 1

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV self-filed

    H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act, all provisions. S. 244 - ROUTERS Act, all provisions. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act, all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act, all provisions. H.R. 888 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act, all provisions. S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audit Federal spectrum, all provisions. S. 725 - Enhancing First Response Act, all provisions. Issues related to Federal Communications Commission pole dispute bills. H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to spectrum. H.R. 2784 - Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025, all provisions. S.J.Res. 7 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program", all provisions.

    H.R. 651 H.R. 791 S. 244 H.R. 866 S. 328 H.R. 888 S. 792 S. 794 S. 725 H.R. 1 H.R. 2784 S.J.Res. 7

  • FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

    Issues related to digital goods. H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to corporate tax. S. 559 - American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street Act, all provisions. H.R. 1347 - American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street Act, all provisions.

    H.R. 1 S. 559 H.R. 1347

  • FY2025 Defense as client

    Issues related to spectrum

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Legislative & regulatory matters relating to multichannel TV services and fixed broadband services, including network management practices.

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Competition issues

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    General broadband related policies.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    General broadband related policies.

  • FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

    General broadband related policies.

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Issues related to the telecommunications industry.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Communications and Technology Issues. Rural Broadband Issues. Broadband Adoption Issues. Infrastructure Issues. Spectrum Issues. Privacy Issues.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Communications and Technology Issues. Rural Broadband Issues. Broadband Adoption Issues. Infrastructure Issues. Affordable Connectivity Program Funding. Spectrum Issues. Artificial Intelligence (AI). Privacy Issues.

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Issues related to HR 2784-Stopping Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Issues related to broadband and spectrum.

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV self-filed

    H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act, all provisions. S. 244 - ROUTERS Act, all provisions. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act, all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act, all provisions. H.R. 888 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act, all provisions. S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audit Federal spectrum, all provisions. S. 725 - Enhancing First Response Act, all provisions. Issues related to Federal Communications Commission pole dispute bills.

    H.R. 651 H.R. 791 S. 244 H.R. 866 S. 328 H.R. 888 S. 792 S. 794 S. 725

  • FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

    Issues related to digital goods.

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Issues related to telecommunications and broadband services appropriations and budget reconciliation (no specific legislation).

  • FY2025 Government Issues as client

    Issues related to the Cox Communications and Charter Communications merger (no specific legislation).

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Legislative & regulatory matters relating to multichannel TV services and fixed broadband services, including network management practices.

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Issues related to telecommunications and broadband services

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Competition issues

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Spectrum Policy, H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Cybersecurity, Reauthorization of the Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 (P.L.114-113), Competition Policy, Retransmission Consent, Video Reform, Network Vandalism, Universal Service Fund, DRAFT Bead Legislation

    H.R. 1

  • FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

    Tax Cut & Jobs Act (P.L.115-97) Expiring Provisions, Business State and Local Tax (SALT), 163j, H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    H.R. 1

  • FY2025 Defense as client

    Issues related to spectrum management; S. 2296; H.R. 3838

    S. 2296 H.R. 3838

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    General broadband related policies.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    General broadband related policies.

  • FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

    General broadband related policies.

  • FY2025 Defense as client

    Issues related to spectrum management; S. 2296; H.R. 3838

    S. 2296 H.R. 3838

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Communications and Technology Issues. Rural Broadband Issues. Broadband Adoption Issues. Infrastructure Issues. Spectrum Issues. Privacy Issues.

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Issues related to telecommunications and broadband services appropriations and budget reconciliation (no specific legislation).

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Legislative & regulatory matters relating to multichannel TV services and fixed broadband services, including network management practices.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Issues related to cable television and telecommunications including rural broadband, consumer services, data privacy, spectrum, infrastructure, transmission line vandalism, and general broadband policy issues; H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

    H.R. 1

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Spectrum Policy, Competition Policy, P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Implementation - Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), Retransmission Consent Reform, Video Reform, H.R.2784 - Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) Program, H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act

    H.R. 2784 H.R. 3838

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Communications and Technology Issues. Rural Broadband Issues. Broadband Adoption Issues. Infrastructure Issues. Spectrum Issues.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Communications and Technology Issues. Rural Broadband Issues. Broadband Adoption Issues. Infrastructure Issues. Spectrum Issues. Security Act CISA Reauthorization.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Legislative & regulatory matters relating to multichannel TV services and fixed broadband services, including network management practices.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Issues related to cable television and telecommunications including rural broadband, consumer services, data privacy, spectrum, infrastructure, transmission line vandalism, and general broadband policy issues; H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21).

    H.R. 1

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Issues related to broadband and spectrum.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Communications and Technology Issues. Rural Broadband Issues. Broadband Adoption Issues. Infrastructure Issues. Spectrum Issues. Privacy Issues.

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV self-filed

    H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 - all provisions. H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act - all provisions. S. 244 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act - all provisions. H.R. 888 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025 - all provisions. S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act - all provisions. S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audit Federal spectrum - all provisions. S. 725 - Enhancing First Response Act - all provisions. Issues related to Federal Communications Commission pole dispute bills. P.L. 119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act - implementation of provisions related to spectrum. H.R. 2784 - Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025 - all provisions. S.J.Res. 7 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 - United States Code - of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program - all provisions. H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act - all provisions. H.R.339 - Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act, all provisions. H.R.1343 - Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, all provisions. H.R.1541 - Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.1588 - Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act, all provisions. H.R.1617 - Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R. 1681 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act, all provisions. H.R.1731 - Standard FEES Act, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1836 - GRANTED Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1975 - BEAD FEE Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2289 - Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.2298 - Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2817 - Coastal Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.2975 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act, all provisions. H.R.3960 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act, all provisions. H.R.5147 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act, all provisions. H.R.5170 - Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership Act or the CABLE Leadership Act, all provisions. H.R.5264 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment for Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2025 or the SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.5266 - 5G Using Previously Granted Rulings that Accelerate Deployment Everywhere Act of 2025 or the 5G UPGRADE Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act, all provisions. H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment Act, provisions related to broadband. H.R. 5358 - TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act, all provisions. Discussions regarding the proposed Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act, all provisions. S. 2254 - Click to Cancel Consumer Protection Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. S. 2253 - Unsubscribe Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. HR 6292 - Dont Sell Kids Data Act of 2025, all provisions. HR 6291 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act, all provisions. HR 6920 - Success for BEAD Act, all provisions. S. 2983 - Extending Expired Cybersecurity Authorities Act, all provisions. S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, provisions related to spectrum. H.R. 6046 - Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act, all provisions. S.3565 - A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of remaining funds under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program for competitive subgrants to support the success of the broadband deployment projects funded by that program, and for other purposes, all provisions.

    H.R. 651 H.R. 791 S. 244 H.R. 866 S. 328 H.R. 888 S. 792 S. 794 S. 725 H.R. 2784 S.J.Res. 7 H.R. 278 H.R. 339 H.R. 1343 H.R. 1541 H.R. 1588 H.R. 1617 H.R. 1681 H.R. 1731 H.R. 1836 H.R. 1975 H.R. 2289 H.R. 2298 H.R. 2817 H.R. 2975 H.R. 3960 H.R. 4211 H.R. 4927 H.R. 5147 H.R. 5170 H.R. 5264 H.R. 5266 H.R. 5273 H.R. 5290 H.R. 5311 H.R. 5318 H.R. 5358 S. 2254 S. 2253 S. 2983 S. 1071 H.R. 6046 S. 3565

  • FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

    Issues related to digital goods. P.L. 119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act - implementation of provisions related to corporate tax. S. 559 - American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street Act, all provisions. H.R. 1347 - American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street Act, all provisions.

    S. 559 H.R. 1347

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Issues related to the telecommunications industry.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Communications and Technology Issues. Rural Broadband Issues. Broadband Adoption Issues. Infrastructure Issues. Spectrum Issues. Security Act CISA Reauthorization.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Issues related to broadband and spectrum.

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Spectrum Policy, Cybersecurity

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    Competition issues

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV as client

    General broadband related policies.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    General broadband related policies.

  • FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

    General broadband related policies.

  • FY2025 Telecommunications as client

    Communications and Technology Issues. Rural Broadband Issues. Broadband Adoption Issues. Infrastructure Issues. Spectrum Issues. H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

    H.R. 1

  • FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV self-filed

    H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 - all provisions. H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act - all provisions. S. 244 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act - all provisions. H.R. 888 - Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025 - all provisions. S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act - all provisions. S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audit Federal spectrum - all provisions. S. 725 - Enhancing First Response Act - all provisions. Issues related to Federal Communications Commission pole dispute bills. P.L. 119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act - implementation of provisions related to spectrum. H.R. 2784 - Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025 - all provisions. S.J.Res. 7 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 - United States Code - of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program - all provisions. H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act - all provisions. H.R.339 - Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act, all provisions. H.R.1343 - Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, all provisions. H.R.1541 - Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.1588 - Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act, all provisions. H.R.1617 - Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R. 1681 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.1731 - Standard FEES Act, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1836 - GRANTED Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.1975 - BEAD FEE Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2289 - Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.2298 - Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R.2817 - Coastal Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.2975 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act, all provisions. H.R.3960 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. H.R.4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act, all provisions. H.R.5147 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act, all provisions. H.R.5170 - Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership Act or the CABLE Leadership Act, all provisions. H.R.5264 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment for Broadband Infrastructure or the SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act, all provisions. H.R.5266 - 5G Using Previously Granted Rulings that Accelerate Deployment Everywhere Act or the 5G UPGRADE Act, all provisions. H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions. H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act, all provisions. H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment Act, provisions related to broadband. H.R. 5358 - TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act, all provisions. Discussions regarding the proposed Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act, all provisions. S. 2254 - Click to Cancel Consumer Protection Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband. S. 2253 - Unsubscribe Act of 2025, provisions related to broadband.

    H.R. 651 H.R. 791 S. 244 H.R. 866 S. 328 H.R. 888 S. 792 S. 794 S. 725 H.R. 2784 S.J.Res. 7 H.R. 278 H.R. 339 H.R. 1343 H.R. 1541 H.R. 1588 H.R. 1617 H.R. 1681 H.R. 1731 H.R. 1836 H.R. 1975 H.R. 2289 H.R. 2298 H.R. 2817 H.R. 2975 H.R. 3960 H.R. 4211 H.R. 4927 H.R. 5147 H.R. 5170 H.R. 5264 H.R. 5266 H.R. 5273 H.R. 5290 H.R. 5311 H.R. 5318 H.R. 5358 S. 2254 S. 2253

The specific issues and bills Charter Communications INC reported lobbying on, newest first. Bill references that CivicGate tracks link to the bill; others are shown as reported.