All LegislationSenate Bill 2873S 2873

Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

Transportation and Public Works

3 pages

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September 18, 2025

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

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IntroReferralSeptember 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
IntroReferralSeptember 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate

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Laws This Bill Would Affect

1 new section

Adds16 U.S.C. 1431

Inserts a new section 310A into the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) prohibiting the Secretary from requiring or prohibiting authorizations for installation, presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary where a Federal or State agency has issued a license, lease, or permit for those activities, and authorizing the Secretary to direct NOAA to engage in interagency cooperation under section 304(d) for related Federal agency actions.

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Introduced in Senate

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