Entity DossierGovernment Body

Federal Communications Commission

Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by

$20,000

Federal agency regulating telecommunications, broadcasting, and broadband. Under Chair Brendan Carr (2025-), has pursued deregulation of broadband providers and targeted content moderation policies.

Tracked direct giving

Tracked donations to candidate

$20,000

Connections

103

The Money Trail

How money flowed to Federal Communications Commission

$75K

15 transactions across 3 counterparties

BAE Systems PAC directed $45K to Federal Communications Commission across 9 contributions. BAE Systems PAC advocates for Executive Order: Crypto Strategic Reserve.

Jun 2024pac→ Executive Order: Crypto Strategic Reserve no recorded vote

Boeing Company PAC directed $25K to Federal Communications Commission across 5 contributions. Boeing Company PAC advocates for Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R.8034).

Nov 2023pac→ Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H… no recorded vote

General Dynamics Corporation PAC directed $5K to Federal Communications Commission. General Dynamics Corporation PAC advocates for AUKUS Implementation Legislation.

Sep 2024pac→ AUKUS Implementation Legislation no recorded vote

$75K tracked across 3 counterparties·10 policy outcomes

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that Federal Communications Commission holds stock in, is employed by, or receives donations from may also receive government contracts. The connections below show which companies have federal awards.

Received donations from

General Dynamics

Received donations from affiliated PAC/entity

No contracts found

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Bae Systems

Received donations from affiliated PAC/entity

No contracts found

Received donations from

Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Received donations from affiliated PAC/entity

No contracts found

Received donations from

Boeing

Received donations from affiliated PAC/entity

No contracts found

Stock disclosures from Senate EFD / House Financial Disclosures. Contract data from USASpending.gov. Connection does not imply wrongdoing.

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Regulatory Capture Assessment

Regulatory capture occurs when a regulatory agency advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. The indicators below track evidence of capture for this agency. According to the academic literature (Stigler 1971, Carpenter & Moss 2013), captured agencies exhibit declining enforcement, revolving door personnel pipelines, and rule-making that favors incumbents over public interest.

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Donations Received

Donor	Amount	Date	Cycle
Boeing Company PAC	$5,000	Nov 28, 2023	2024
BAE Systems PAC	$5,000	Jun 26, 2024	2024
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS (EMMER PAC)	$5,000	Sep 13, 2024	2024
General Dynamics Corporation PAC	$5,000	Sep 10, 2024	2024

Relationships

Type	Connected To	Details	Source
issued_rule	Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-Spring 2024	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcast Services Fort Bragg and Cloverdale, California	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) Licenses; Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 113	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Space Bureau Seeks To Refresh the Record on Proposed Rules To Permit the Use of Additional Frequency Bands for NGSO Satellites To Communicate With Earth Stations in Motion	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Wireless Emergency Alerts and the Emergency Alert System; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Space Bureau Extends Comment and Reply Comment Deadlines for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Facilitating More Intensive Use of Upper Microwave Spectrum	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Delete, Delete, Delete; Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Robocalls	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Connect America Fund, Alaska Connect Fund, Connect America Fund-Alaska Plan et al.	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Cable Television Rates	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Wireless Emergency Alerts and the Emergency Alert System	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Incarcerated People's Communication Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Incarcerated People's Communication Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Space Modernization for the 21st Century	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Resilient Networks; Concerning Disruptions to Communications; Reopening of Comment Period	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireless Deployments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	In the Matter of Upper C-band (3.98-4.2 GHz)	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency; Delete, Delete, Delete	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Facilitating More Intensive Use of Upper Microwave Spectrum	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Advancing IP Interconnection	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Promoting Technological Solutions To Combat Contraband Wireless Device Use in Correctional Facilities	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	2022 Quadrennial Regulatory Review-Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Radio Broadcasting Services; Adamsville, Texas and Richland Springs, Texas	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Incarcerated People's Communications Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcasting Services Jacksonville, Oregon	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcasting Services Hutchinson, Kansas	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Radio Broadcast Services	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Resilient Networks; Concerning Disruptions to Communications	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Act of 2018	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2025	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Price Cap Business Data Services; Regulation of Business Data Services for Rate-of-Return Local Exchange Carriers	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Expediting Initial Processing of Satellite and Earth Station Applications; Space Innovation	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Delete, Delete, Delete; Targeting and Eliminating Unlawful Text Messages; Rules and Regulations Implementing of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991; Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Modernization of the Nation's Alerting Systems	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Price Cap Business Data Services; Regulation of Business Data Services for Rate-of-Return Local Exchange Carriers	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Delete, Delete, Delete; Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcasting Services West Point, Mississippi	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Telecommunications Relay Service ASCII Format Requirement	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Delete, Delete, Delete; Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Modernizing the Commission's National Environmental Policy Act Rules	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcasting Services Fort Bragg and Cloverdale, California	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Protecting Consumers From Unauthorized Carrier Changes and Related Unauthorized Charges: Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Radio Broadcasting Services; Enterprise, Utah	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcasting Services Henderson, Nevada	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Call Authentication Trust Anchor	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Delete, Delete, Delete; Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom; Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Interconnection Between Local Exchange Carriers and Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Radio Broadcasting Services; Matador, Texas	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcasting Services Portland, Oregon	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Competitive Bidding Rules for Auction of AWS-3 Licenses	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Delete, Delete, Delete; Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Delete, Delete, Delete; Delegations of Authority	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Cable Television Rates	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revising Spectrum Sharing Rules for Non-Geostationary Orbit, Fixed-Satellite Service Systems	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcasting Services Las Vegas, Nevada	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Program Originating FM Broadcast Booster Stations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcasting Services Jacksonville, Oregon	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Designates for Hearing Dispute Regarding C-Band Reimbursement Claims	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Assessment and Collection of Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks To Refresh Record on Telephone Access Charges	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Cable Television Rate Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Connect America Fund et al.	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Television Multiple Ownership Rule	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Satellite Spectrum Abundance	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Broadcast, Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Disruptions to Communications; Improving 911 Reliability; Concerning Disruptions to Communications	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Protecting Our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Call Authentication Trust Anchor	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2025	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks; Schedule of Application Fees	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Lower 37 GHz Band and Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio Service	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Television Broadcasting Services; Hazard, Kentucky; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Practice and Procedure	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Lower 37 GHz Band and Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio Service	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Sponsorship Identification Requirements for Foreign Government-Provided Programming	Issued the rule.	Source
Overseen by	Senate Commerce Committee	Senate Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over the Federal Communications Commission	Editorial
Overseen by	House Energy and Commerce Committee	House Energy and Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over the Federal Communications Commission	Editorial
Employs	Brendan Carr	Brendan Carr serves as FCC Chairman since January 2025	Editorial