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Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

Bill HR261

119th Congress

Bill Status:

1

Introduced

2

Passed House

3

Passed Senate

4

To President

5

Became Law

At a glance

Current status

House

Introduced

Next step

House committee review

Latest vote

House

Feb 11, 2026

Passed

Margin: 218-212

Party split: Party-line

Summary

Key points

This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries

This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries.

Voting history

House

Feb 11, 2026

Passed

Margin: 218-212

House

Feb 11, 2026

Failed

Margin: 214-216

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

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