HR 6067 · in committee · significant
Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025
- technology
What this bill does
- Extends rural broadband affordability requirements to Indian reservations and tribal lands.
- Applies to tribes, tribal members, and communities in designated high-cost Indian areas.
- Ensures internet and telecom services in these areas cost comparable rates to urban regions.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would broadband providers determine comparable pricing between remote tribal lands and urban areas when infrastructure costs differ significantly?
- 02
Which federal agencies would enforce affordability requirements on tribal lands, and what happens if providers claim compliance is economically unfeasible?
- 03
What evidence shows that current broadband pricing on reservations creates barriers to education, healthcare, or economic opportunity that this bill would address?
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Sponsor · D-CA-25
Raul Ruiz
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
0/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-11-17
Legislative timeline
2025-11-17 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-11-17 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-11-17 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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