House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025
Official title: To amend section 1362 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the destruction of broadband internet access service.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2025
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Latest action: Apr 9, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2784.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LEE of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 64, April 9, 2025, Page H1563):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2784, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2784
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
27 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent
11 of 27 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Wesley Bell (D-MO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Donald Davis (D-NC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Russell Fry (R-SC), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Robert Onder (R-MO), Scott Peters (D-CA), August Pfluger (R-TX), David Scott (D-GA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.