# 119-s-3184: Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025

119-s-3184, Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3184
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Expands federal universal service eligibility to explicitly cover consumers in Indian country and in areas with high populations of Indian people.** The bill would amend Section 254(b)(3) of the Communications Act to add those groups to the list of universal service beneficiaries and anchor those categories to existing statutory definitions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More internet help for tribal areas: benefit, medium. If enacted, you would be eligible for federal universal service support if you live in Indian country or in an area with many Indian people. That support can help lower phone and internet costs. The bill uses the legal definitions in 18 U.S.C. 1151 and 25 U.S.C. 5129. It does not add new funding or…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3184 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3184)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3184 (as of 2026-09-10).