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DEFIANCE Act of 2025

Introduced: May 21, 2025 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2026
Held at the desk.
Jan 13, 2026
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 13, 2026
Received in the House.
Jan 13, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 13, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S143-147; text: CR S145-146)
Jan 13, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 21, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3059-3060)
May 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3562 Identical bill DEFIANCE Act of 2025
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 13

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN
    for UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
    for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • SIIA
    for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
    for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • AVOQ, LLC
    for BUMBLE TRADING LLC · Texas · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
    for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 3 Independent 1
R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 21, 2025
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · May 21, 2025
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 21, 2025
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 21, 2025
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 21, 2025
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · May 21, 2025
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 21, 2025
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 21, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1837: DEFIANCE Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1837/
MLA
"S. 1837: DEFIANCE Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1837/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1837, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1837/.
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[S. 1837: DEFIANCE Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1837/)
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