119th Congress · introduced in the House · Nov 17, 2025
Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025
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Latest action (Nov 17, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Native Americans
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Nov 17, 2025)
Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025
This bill extends to Indian country (i.e., all lands within a tribal reservation, dependent Indian communities, and tribal allotments) and areas with high populations of Indians the universal service principle that telecommunications and information services in rural, insular, and high-cost areas should be available at rates that are reasonably comparable to urban areas.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…g Expired Cybersecurity Authorities Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 3084, ReConnecting Rural America Act - Issues relating to Rural Broadband S. 3184/H.R. 6067, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund (USF), including High Cost Fund S. 3199/H.R. 9814, 988 Lifeline Location Improve…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…g Expired Cybersecurity Authorities Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 3084, ReConnecting Rural America Act - Issues relating to Rural Broadband S. 3184/H.R. 6067, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund (USF), including High Cost Fund S. 3199, 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act -…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 10, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…g Expired Cybersecurity Authorities Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 3084, ReConnecting Rural America Act - Issues relating to Rural Broadband S. 3184/H.R. 6067, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund (USF), including High Cost Fund S. 3199, 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act -…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…g Expired Cybersecurity Authorities Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 3084, ReConnecting Rural America Act - Issues relating to Rural Broadband S. 3184/H.R. 6067, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund (USF), including High Cost Fund S. 3199, 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act -…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing