H.R. 1189, Undersea Cable Control Act

3.0.0 1189 2025-05-27T14:11:57Z 2025-05-27T14:11:57Z House H HR 2023-02-24 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 36 (Friday, February 24, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MAST:H.R. 1189.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.The single subject of this legislation is:Requires the development of a strategy to eliminate theavailability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologiescapable of supporting undersea cables.[Page H876]</pre> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-03-28T20:10:23Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup By 2023-02-28T19:51:16Z Referred To 2023-02-24T16:02:30Z 2023-03-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2023-03-27 17:48:27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2023-03-27 17:48:23 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1451) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2023-03-27 17:48:23 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1451) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2023-03-27 17:39:18 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1189. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2023-03-27 17:39:15 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1451-1452) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2023-03-27 17:38:37 Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2023-02-28 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2023-02-28 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2023-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2023-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] Brian Mast R FL J. 21 N K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2023-02-24 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2023-02-28 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 32 2023-02-28 False 2023-03-10T21:13:00Z H.R. 1189, Undersea Cable Control Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58998 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 28, 2023 International Affairs Asia 2023-04-10T11:45:22Z Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies 2023-04-10T11:45:22Z China 2023-04-10T11:45:22Z Congressional oversight 2023-04-10T11:45:22Z Licensing and registrations 2023-04-10T11:45:22Z Technology assessment 2023-04-10T11:45:22Z Technology transfer and commercialization 2023-04-10T11:45:22Z Trade restrictions 2023-04-10T11:45:22Z International Affairs 2023-03-16T19:45:12Z

00 2023-02-24 Introduced in House 2023-03-27T15:51:04Z Undersea Cable Control Act The bill seeks to prevent foreign adversaries from acquiring goods and technologies capable of supporting the construction, maintenance, or operation of undersea cable projects. For the purposes of this bill, a foreign adversary is China or any foreign government or nongovernment person (entity or individual) engaged in certain conduct that significantly and adversely affects U.S. security. The President must seek to enter into agreements with allies and partners to prevent such goods and technologies from being available to foreign adversaries. Furthermore, the Department of Commerce must determine the appropriate level of export and transfer controls for such technologies under the Export Administration Regulations. The bill also requires the Department of State to develop a strategy to prevent such goods and technologies from being available to foreign adversaries. The President must report annually to Congress on this strategy.

53 2023-03-27 Passed House 2024-01-11T18:15:22Z Undersea Cable Control Act The bill seeks to prevent foreign adversaries from acquiring goods and technologies capable of supporting the construction, maintenance, or operation of undersea cable projects. For the purposes of this bill, a foreign adversary is China or any foreign government or nongovernment person (entity or individual) engaged in certain conduct that significantly and adversely affects U.S. security. The President must seek to enter into agreements with allies and partners to prevent such goods and technologies from being available to foreign adversaries. Furthermore, the Department of Commerce must determine the appropriate level of export and transfer controls for such technologies under the Export Administration Regulations. The bill also requires the Department of State to develop a strategy to prevent such goods and technologies from being available to foreign adversaries. The President must report annually to Congress on this strategy.

Undersea Cable Control Act Display Title 45 Undersea Cable Control Act 2024-07-24T15:18:17Z Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Undersea Cable Control Act 2024-07-24T15:17:14Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Undersea Cable Control Act 2024-05-24T13:42:05Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Undersea Cable Control Act 2024-05-24T13:41:43Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require the development of a strategy to eliminate the availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:22:15Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1189rfs/xml/BILLS-118hr1189rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1189eh/xml/BILLS-118hr1189eh.xml Introduced in House 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1189ih/xml/BILLS-118hr1189ih.xml 2023-03-28 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.