3.0.0 2503 2026-07-11T02:53:21Z 2026-07-13T20:08:37Z House H HR 2025-03-31 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2503 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KEAN:H.R. 2503.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3, provides Congress with thepower to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongthe several states, and with the Indian tribes.'' The SupremeCourt has held that the ``power of Congress to promoteinterstate commerce also includes the power to regulate . . .local activities in both the States of origin anddestination, which might have a substantial and harmfuleffect upon that commerce,'' including local discriminatoryactivities that have a ``disruptive effect . . . oncommercial intercourse.'' See Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States, 379 U.S. 241, 257-58 (1964).[Page H1375]]]> ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-09-03T21:50:59Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup By 2025-04-09T14:46:00Z Referred To 2025-03-31T16:05:05Z 2025-09-03 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-09-02 16:52:00 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-09-02 16:51:56 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3733-3734) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-09-02 16:51:56 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-09-02 16:45:22 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2503. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-09-02 16:45:20 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3733-3734) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-09-02 16:45:03 Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-04-09 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2025-04-09 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-03-31 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2025-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000398 Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] Thomas Kean R NJ H. 7 N L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2025-04-08 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] Brad Sherman D CA 32 2025-04-08 False 2025-04-28T17:40:00Z H.R. 2503, Undersea Cable Control Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61364 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2025 International Affairs Asia 2025-05-14T17:37:45Z Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies 2025-05-14T17:37:45Z China 2025-05-14T17:37:45Z Congressional oversight 2025-05-14T17:37:45Z Licensing and registrations 2025-05-14T17:37:45Z Technology assessment 2025-05-14T17:37:45Z Technology transfer and commercialization 2025-05-14T17:37:45Z Trade restrictions 2025-05-14T17:37:45Z International Affairs 2025-05-13T19:40:01Z 00 2025-03-31 Introduced in House 2025-09-02T15:09:28Z Undersea Cable Control Act

This bill requires the President and the Department of Commerce to take certain actions to prevent foreign adversaries from acquiring items needed to support the construction, maintenance, or operation of undersea cable projects. For the purposes of this bill, a foreign adversary is any foreign government or nongovernment person (entity or individual) engaged in certain conduct that significantly and adversely affects U.S. national security.

Within one year of the bill's enactment, the President must seek to enter into agreements with allies and partners to prevent such items from being available to foreign adversaries.

Furthermore, Commerce must determine the appropriate level of export and transfer controls for such items under the Export Administration Regulations.

The bill also requires Commerce to develop a strategy to prevent such items from being available to foreign adversaries. The President must report annually to Congress on this strategy.

]]> Undersea Cable Control Act Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 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. 2026-07-11T02:53:21Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Undersea Cable Control Act 2025-09-05T04:08:19Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Undersea Cable Control Act 2025-09-04T02:08:18Z H House Engrossed in House EH Display Title 45 Undersea Cable Control Act 2025-04-05T04:08:16Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Undersea Cable Control Act 2025-04-05T04:08:15Z Introduced in House IH 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. 2025-04-05T04:03:15Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-09-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2503rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr2503rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-09-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2503eh/xml/BILLS-119hr2503eh.xml Introduced in House 2025-03-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2503ih/xml/BILLS-119hr2503ih.xml 2025-09-03 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 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.