# 119-hr-6067: Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025

119-hr-6067, Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6067
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More internet help in Indian country: benefit, medium. 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.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6067 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6067)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6067 (as of 2026-04-21).