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Undersea Cable Control Act

H.R. 2503 Rep. Thomas Kean (R-NJ-7) Passed House
  1. Introduced Mar 31
  2. Committee Mar 31
  3. Passed House Sep 2
  4. Passed Senate Next
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
Passed House, Sep 2, 2025Next: Senate vote
419d ago Sep 3, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Summary

Undersea Cable Control Act

Full summary4 paragraphs

This bill requires the President and the Department of Commerce to take certain actions to prevent foreign adversaries from acquiring items needed to support the construction, maintenance, or operation of undersea cable projects. For the purposes of this bill, a foreign adversary is any foreign government or nongovernment person (entity or individual) engaged in certain conduct that significantly and adversely affects U.S. national security.

Within one year of the bill's enactment, the President must seek to enter into agreements with allies and partners to prevent such items from being available to foreign adversaries.

Furthermore, Commerce must determine the appropriate level of export and transfer controls for such items under the Export Administration Regulations.

The bill also requires Commerce to develop a strategy to prevent such items from being available to foreign adversaries. The President must report annually to Congress on this strategy.

Library of Congress summary, Mar 31, 2025

Summary versions
  • Introduced in HouseMar 31, 2025

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.