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Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

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Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Latest action 2026-02-12 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · showing text version Referred in Senate of 2026-02-12T05:00:00Z

Sponsor

Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)

7 cosponsors

Recent actions

• 2026-02-12 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
• 2026-02-11 — The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
• 2026-02-11 — The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
• 2026-02-11 — The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
• 2026-02-11 — Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1057 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
• 2026-02-11 — Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
• 2026-02-11 — Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 212 (Roll no. 67).
• 2026-02-11 — POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 261, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Carbajal demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
• 2026-02-11 — On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 212 (Roll no. 67). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2162)
• 2026-02-11 — On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 216 (Roll no. 66).

Subjects

• Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
• Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Related bills

• Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
• Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
• Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

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