Bill Information for hr261-119

Long Title

To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from prohibiting, or requiring any permit or other 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 been authorized by a Federal or State agency.

Short Title

Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

Vote Information

Status: PASS_OVER:HOUSE as of 2026-02-11 23:30:27.

Sponsor: This bill was sponsored by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA).

Party line votes are determined based on this being a R-sponsored piece of legislation. See here for information on how party line votes are determined.

Vote count: There were 2 roll call votes on this bill in total.

Vote Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of party line and non-party line votes per party for each roll call vote taken.