Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

Committees

• PrimaryCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
• AlsoNatural Resources Committee

CRS subjects

Action history

1. January 9, 2025Introduced in House
2. January 9, 2025Introduced in House
3. January 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
4. January 21, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
5. January 23, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
6. June 25, 2025Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
7. June 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
8. June 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.
9. July 2, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-181.
10. July 2, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-181.
11. July 2, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 146.
12. February 9, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1042 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
13. February 11, 2026Rules 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.
14. February 11, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1057. (consideration: CR H2161-2166)
15. February 11, 2026Rule 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.
16. February 11, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 261.
17. February 11, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
18. February 11, 2026Mr. Carbajal moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H2166)
19. February 11, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
20. February 11, 2026POSTPONED 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.
21. February 11, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2169-2171)
22. February 11, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 216 (Roll no. 66).
23. February 11, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 212 (Roll no. 67).
24. February 11, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 212 (Roll no. 67). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2162)
25. February 11, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
26. February 11, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
27. February 12, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors (6)

• Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]FL-03
• Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]FL-02
• Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]SC-07
• Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]VA-02
• Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]TX-11
• Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]OR-02

Text versions

• Introduced in House
  January 9, 2025
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• Reported in House
  July 2, 2025
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• Engrossed in House
  February 11, 2026
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• Referred in Senate
  February 12, 2026
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Related bills

• H.Res. 1042related
  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.
• H.Res. 1057related
  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.
• S. 2873identical
  Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025