# 119-hr-2784: Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025

119-hr-2784, Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2784
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal offense for destroying or interfering with broadband infrastructure and defines what "broadband internet access service" covers.** This bill would amend 18 U.S.C. §1362 to add facilities used to provide broadband to the statute's protections. It would expand who can be prosecuted by allowing liability for persons or entities beyond the United States government. It removes a prior limit tying the crime to military or civil defense facilities. It defines broadband as a mass-market retail wire or radio service that transmits data to and from all or substantially all internet endpoints and lets the Federal Communications Commission determine functional equivalents.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New protections for broadband internet service: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would expand an existing federal crime to cover damage to broadband internet facilities. It would remove the old limit that only military or civil defense systems are protected. It would apply to systems run by the government or by any person or entity. It would define broadba…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2784 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2784)

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- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2784 (as of 2026-09-21).