US Congress Joint Economic Committee

In July 2025, Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH) launched a major initiative to investigate financial scams and push for new ways to address this growing threat from both the public and private sectors. Following Ranking Member Hassan’s requests, Comscore, Telesign, 6sense, and IQVIA took actions to make their opt-out options more accessible to consumers and other parties.

In 2021, the Biden Administration and Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that appropriated $14.2 billion to establish the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which has now helped over 23 million households sign up for discounted broadband internet. Unfortunately, the program is running low on funds and will stop providing full discounts in April unless Congress provides more funding. Congress has an opportunity to preserve this crucial program and maintain internet service for communities at risk of being left behind in the digital age.