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Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

10/9/2025, 4:53 AM

Summary of Bill S 2873

The bill titled "A bill 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," was introduced in the 119th Congress on September 18, 2025.

Current Status of Bill S 2873

Bill S 2873 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 18, 2025. Bill S 2873 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on September 18, 2025.  Bill S 2873's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. as of September 18, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2873

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2873

Primary Policy Focus

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2873

A bill 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.
A bill 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.

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