119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 31, 2025
Undersea Cable Control Act
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Latest action (Sep 3, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 31, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3733-3734)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2503.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3733-3734)
Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$3,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…vity/subsea cables/foreign data centers S. 1705 / H.R. 3447 - Chip Security Act H.R 2683 / S. - Remote Access Security Act (RASA) HR 5885 / S. 3150 GAIN AI Act H.R. 2503 - Undersea Cable Control Act H.R. 6875 - AI Overwatch Act S. 3374 - SAFE Chips Act H.R. 8306, SCALE Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUBCOM · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNUNU ENTERPRISES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Sep 24, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
26 US Code Section 1355 on Tonnage Tax HR 2503 - The Undersea Cable Control Act S3249 - Strategic Subseas Cable Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…vity/subsea cables/foreign data centers S. 1705 / H.R. 3447 - Chip Security Act H.R 2683 / S. - Remote Access Security Act (RASA) HR 5885 / S. 3150 GAIN AI Act H.R. 2503 - Undersea Cable Control Act H.R. 6875 - AI Overwatch Act S. 3374 - SAFE Chips Act H.R. 8306, SCALE Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$2,860,000
Spent on own lobbying
…vity/subsea cables/foreign data centers S. 1705 / H.R. 3447 - Chip Security Act H.R 2683 / S. - Remote Access Security Act (RASA) HR 5885 / S. 3150 GAIN AI Act H.R. 2503 - Undersea Cable Control Act H.R. 6875 - AI Overwatch Act S. 3374 - SAFE Chips Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUBCOM · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNUNU ENTERPRISES LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 8, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
26 US Code Section 1355 on Tonnage Tax HR 2503 - The Undersea Cable Control Act S3249 - Strategic Subseas Cable Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUBCOM · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNUNU ENTERPRISES LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 30, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
26 US Code Section 1355 on Tonnage Tax HR 2503 - The Undersea Cable Control Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$3,350,000
Spent on own lobbying
…vity/subsea cables/foreign data centers S. 1705 / H.R. 3447 - Chip Security Act H.R 2683 / S. - Remote Access Security Act (RASA) HR 5885 / S. 3150 GAIN AI Act H.R. 2503 - Undersea Cable Control Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…y/subsea cables/foreign data centers S. 1705 / H.R. 3447 - Chip Security Act H.R 2683 / S. - Remote Access Security Act (RASA) H.R. XXXX / S. XXX - GAIN AI Act H.R. 2503 - Undersea Cable Control Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUBCOM · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNUNU ENTERPRISES LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 14, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
26 US Code Section 1355 on Tonnage Tax HR 2503 - The Undersea Cable Control Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUBCOM · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNUNU ENTERPRISES LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Sep 4, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
26 US Code Section 1355 on Tonnage Tax HR 2503 - The Undersea Cable Control Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CIENA CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MONUMENT ADVOCACY
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to broadband infrastructure, implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; issues related to undersea cable infrastructure, HR 2503: Undersea Cable Control Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUBCOM · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNUNU ENTERPRISES LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Jun 9, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
26 US Code Section 1355 on Tonnage Tax HR 2503 - The Undersea Cable Control Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing