Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025
Latest action · Apr 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2025 to Sep 10, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Dec 23, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jan 15, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Jun 24, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Sep 10, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 64, April 9, 2025, page H1563.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 1362 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the destruction of broadband internet access service.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
