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119th Congress · S. 2873 · Introduced

Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries. Specifically, Commerce may not prohibit or require an authorization for any covered activities related to undersea fiber optic cables if a license, lease, or permit has been issued by a state or federal agency to authorize the covered activity. Covered activities are the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary. The bill also authorizes Commerce to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to engage in interagency cooperation regarding federal agency actions that are likely to destroy, cause the loss of, or injure a resource in a national marine sanctuary and involve covered activities.

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SubjectsBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesMarine and coastal resources, fisheries

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · [R-TN] · B001243
    Rep-TN current · 10 terms · @MarshaBlackburn · 6 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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none

Committee memberships (15)

  • Joint Economic Committee (joint) · joint · rank 5 · site
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Crime and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 10
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Privacy, Technology, and the Law (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (senate) · senate · rank 7 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 13 · site
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (senate) · senate · rank 9
  • Telecommunications and Media (senate) · senate · rank 6
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · rank 7

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District offices (6)

  • 10 West M. L. King Blvd, 6th Floor, Chattanooga, TN, 37402 · 423-541-2939 · fax 423-541-2944 · 35.0455268,-85.3100155
  • 109 S Highland Ave, Suite 218, Jackson, TN, 38301 · 731-660-3971 · fax 731-660-3978 · 35.6138097,-88.8199198
  • 800 Market St, Suite 121, Knoxville, TN, 37902-2327 · 865-540-3781 · fax 865-540-7952 · 35.96225,-83.91771
  • 100 Peabody Pl, Suite 1125, Memphis, TN, 38103-3654 · 901-527-9199 · fax 901-527-9515 · 35.14132,-90.05396
  • 719 Church Street, Suite 2100, Nashville, TN, 37203 · 629-800-6600 · fax 615-298-2148 · 36.1615561,-86.78303760000001
  • 207 Mocking Bird Ln, Suite 502, Johnson City, TN, 37604 · 423-753-4009 · fax 423-788-0250 · 36.3355276,-82.37505809999999

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS.
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2024-11-09
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2024-11-09
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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2024
total_receipts
$18,746,112.53
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$14,221,597.78
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$5,138,614.78
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$0.00
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2019-01-01
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2024-12-31

Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (1)

  • Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] · [R-MO] · S001227 · Co-sponsored 2025-10-01
    Rep-MO current · 1 term · @SenEricSchmitt · 5 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee [Senate Standing]
    2025-09-18T18:42:22ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2025-09-18IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • 2025-09-18IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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Titles

  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-10-09T04:53:13Z
    Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
  • Display Title2025-10-09T04:53:13Z
    Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-10-09T04:48:19Z
    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.

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00 · 2025-09-18 · Introduced in Senate

Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries. 

Specifically, Commerce may not prohibit or require an authorization for any covered activities related to undersea fiber optic cables if a license, lease, or permit has been issued by a state or federal agency to authorize the covered activity. Covered activities are the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary.

The bill also authorizes Commerce to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to engage in interagency cooperation regarding federal agency actions that are likely to destroy, cause the loss of, or injure a resource in a national marine sanctuary and involve covered activities.  

Related bills

  • HR 261 (119) Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
    Latest: 2026-02-12 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS)

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