House

Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

Bill HR261

119th Congress

Bill Status:

Introduced

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became Law

Sponsor:

Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

Republican

Introduced:

January 9, 2025

Policy Area:

Public Lands and Natural Resources

At a glance

Current status

House

Introduced

Last action

Senate action on Feb 12, 2026

Next step

House committee review

Primary sponsor

Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

Republican

House

Latest vote

House

Feb 11, 2026

Passed

Margin: 218-212

Party split: Party-line

Voting history

House

Feb 11, 2026

Passed

Margin: 218-212

House

Feb 11, 2026

Failed

Margin: 214-216

Notable context

•Referred to the Committee on Feb 12, 2026
•Latest vote: Passed (218-212) — Narrow margin — Party split: Party-line in the House on Feb 11, 2026

Why people are debating this bill

•Vote was close (218–212)
•Mostly party-line vote

Latest Action

Feb 12, 2026

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

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