119-HR2784
Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025
Last action was on 4-9-2025
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2784
1. Short title2. Prohibiting destruction of broadband internet access service1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025".
2. Prohibiting destruction of broadband internet access service
Section 1362 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) - by inserting ", including facilities used to provide broadband internet access service" after "means of communication";
(2) - by inserting "or by any other person or entity" after "operated or controlled by the United States";
(3) - by striking "used or intended to be used for the military or civil defense functions of the United States"; and
(4) - by adding at the end the following:
- For purposes of this section, the term "broadband internet access service"—
(1) - means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service, but excluding dial-up internet access service; and
(2) - includes any service that the Federal Communications Commission finds to be providing a functional equivalent of the service described in paragraph (1).