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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

S. 2873Introduced Sep 18, 2025Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Official title: A bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an 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 previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.

Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 18, 2025 — 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

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Eric Schmitt (R-MO).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.