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Senate bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, 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.

S. 5359Introduced Nov 20, 2024Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 20, 2024 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.