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Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people to the universal service principle relating to access to those services in rural, insular, and high cost areas.
Summary
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the universal service principle to include Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people. Currently, the universal service principle ensures access to telecommunications and information services in rural, insular, and high cost areas. This bill adds Indian country and areas with significant Indian populations to the areas that must be covered under universal service principles. The amendment modifies Section 254(b)(3) of the Communications Act to incorporate these additional areas into the definition of areas requiring universal service access.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
Actions (2)
- Nov 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Nov 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 18, 2025
Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people to the universal service principle relating to access to those services in rural, insular, and high cost areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN INDIAN COUNTRY AND AREAS WITH HIGH POPULATIONS OF INDIAN PEOPLE.
Section 254(b)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(b)(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking “and those in” and inserting “, consumers in”; and
(2) by inserting “, and consumers in Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) and in areas with high populations of Indian (as defined in section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ‘Indian Reorganization Act’) (48 Stat. 988, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5129)) persons” after “high cost areas”. <all>
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