Damaging internet equipment would become a federal crime, protecting service for homes and businesses.
This bill would make it a federal crime to damage internet equipment, no matter who owns it or its purpose. This means the internet service homes and businesses rely on would get stronger legal protection to prevent outages. It would expand current laws to cover all internet facilities and any person or group that might damage them.
Today, federal law prohibits the destruction of communication equipment only if it's operated by the U.S. government and used for military or civil defense. After this bill, the law would explicitly protect facilities that provide broadband internet service, regardless of who owns them or their specific purpose. It would also apply to destruction caused by any person or entity, not just those connected to the government.
HR 2784 · 119th Congress · April 9, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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