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S. 5359 118th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national…

Official title: A bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of u… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, 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.

Introduced: November 20, 2024 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 20, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 20, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 20, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5359: A bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, 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.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5359/
MLA
"S. 5359: A bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, 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.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5359/.
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S. 5359, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5359/.
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[S. 5359: A bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5359/)
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