# 119-hr-2699: Veterans’ Telecommunication Protection Act

119-hr-2699, Veterans’ Telecommunication Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2699
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans’ Telecommunication Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Residential-rate parity for veterans' organizations.** This bill would add Section 723 to the Communications Act and require providers to charge a veterans' organization at its primary operating property the same lower residential rate they would charge an individual household at that address when that residential rate is less than the organization's usual rate. It covers cable service and non-commercial voice service and explicitly excludes commercial mobile service. A veterans' organization means one recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under 38 U.S.C. 5902. The rule would apply to services provided on or after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Residential cable and phone rates for veterans' groups: benefit, low. The bill would make cable and voice providers charge VA‑recognized veterans' organizations the lower residential rate at the property where the group mainly operates, but only when that residential rate is cheaper than the usual business rate. Covered services would be cable service and voice servi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2699 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2699)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5301)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5061)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2699 (as of 2025-12-21).