Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced
Summary
Expands federal universal service to include Indian country and high-population Indian areas. This bill would amend the Communications Act to treat Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people like other rural and high‑cost areas for universal service purposes. It relies on existing federal definitions to identify which places qualify.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More internet help in Indian country
If enacted, this would add Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people to universal service goals. Households in these areas could get more support for phone and internet service, and providers would face the same service duties there. It would apply to "Indian country" (18 U.S.C. 1151) and to areas with high populations of Indian people (25 U.S.C. 5129). The bill does not set a start date or funding amounts in this section.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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