HR261: Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 2 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2026-02-11: Passed |
| Latest action | 2026-02-12: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| Policy area | Public Lands and Natural Resources |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries. Specifically, Commerce may not prohibit or require an authorization for any covered activities related to undersea fiber optic cables if a license, lease, or permit has been issued by a state or federal agency to authorize the covered activity. Covered activities are the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary. The bill also authorizes Commerce to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to engage in interagency cooperation regarding federal agency actions that are likely to destroy, cause the loss of, or injure a resource in a national marine sanctuary and involve covered activities.
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies, Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 218 | 212 | 2 | Official tally |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Failed | 214 | 216 | 2 | Official tally |
HR261 (Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1].
On 2026-02-12: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2 recorded votes in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2026-02-11, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.