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RECAPTURE Act

USA119th CongressS-3259| Senate 
| Updated: 11/20/2025
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill proposes an amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, specifically targeting the allocation of funds within the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program . Its primary objective is to ensure that any remaining grant funds not explicitly designated for a specific purpose in an eligible entity's final proposal are redirected. Under the proposed changes, if an eligible entity has remaining BEAD funds, the portion designated for a specific purpose in their final proposal will still be made available to them. However, any portion of those remaining funds that have not been designated for a specific purpose will be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. This redirection is explicitly for the sole purpose of deficit reduction , aiming to apply unspent or unallocated broadband infrastructure funds to the national debt.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • November 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

RECAPTURE Act

USA119th CongressS-3259| Senate 
| Updated: 11/20/2025
This bill proposes an amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, specifically targeting the allocation of funds within the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program . Its primary objective is to ensure that any remaining grant funds not explicitly designated for a specific purpose in an eligible entity's final proposal are redirected. Under the proposed changes, if an eligible entity has remaining BEAD funds, the portion designated for a specific purpose in their final proposal will still be made available to them. However, any portion of those remaining funds that have not been designated for a specific purpose will be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. This redirection is explicitly for the sole purpose of deficit reduction , aiming to apply unspent or unallocated broadband infrastructure funds to the national debt.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • November 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted