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H.R. 2503 119th Congress House

Undersea Cable Control Act

Official title: To require the development of a strategy to eliminate the availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 3, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 2, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 2, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 2, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3733-3734)
Sep 2, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2503.
Sep 2, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3733-3734)
Sep 2, 2025
Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 9, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Apr 9, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Undersea Cable Control Act

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.

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Lawler, Michael
New York · Apr 8, 2025
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 8, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2503: Undersea Cable Control Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2503/
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"H.R. 2503: Undersea Cable Control Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2503/.
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