Tribal Spectrum and Broadband Access: Background and Considerations for Congress

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May 29, 2025

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Sep 2, 2026, 5:46 pm UTC

Authors: Colby Leigh Pechtol, Jill C. Gallagher

Source topics: Telecommunications & Internet Policy

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Related federal bills

• HR 3125To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide technical assistance to expand access to broadband service in rural communities.
  119th Congress
• HR 3280To increase access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, to increase minimum broadband speeds in rural areas, and to provide grants, loans, and loan guarantees to finance the costs of the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in rural areas, and other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 5321A bill to preserve Indian Tribes' and Native Hawaiian organizations' autonomy of access to spectrum over Tribal lands and expedite immediate deployment of telecommunications services for critical government services, including national emergencies, natural disasters, public health and bio-hazard threats, safety, education, opportunity to participate in the broadband economy, self-governance, access to Federal, State, and Tribal voting and elections, and the Federal census count, for the protection of life and property in furtherance of the Federal trust responsibility, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress