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S. 3249 119th Congress Senate

Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to enhance United States Government strategic coordination of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international subsea fiber-optic cables.

Introduced: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: Jeanne Shaheen Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Feb 10, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 327.
Feb 10, 2026
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jan 29, 2026
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 327.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3249: Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3249/
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"S. 3249: Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3249/.
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S. 3249, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3249/.
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