119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Nov 20, 2025
Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026
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Latest action (Feb 10, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 327.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 327.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
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META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$5,880,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to infrastructure and subsea cable systems in the US and globally; H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025; S. 3249, Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026
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
MICROSOFT CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,440,000
Spent on own lobbying
Robocalling. Robotexting. H.R 1027, QUIET Act. H.R. 866, S. 244, ROUTERS Act. Subsea Cables. H.R. 261 Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025. S. 3249, Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2025. Telecom supply chain and network security. H.R. 6152, Robocall Elimination Act. Fiber Optics.
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
NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$85,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e U.S. Department of State's CABLES Program H.R. 3479, Safeguarding Essential Cables through Undersea Risk Elimination (SECURE) American Telecommunications Act S. 3249 / H.R. 8069 - Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2025 S. 2873 / H.R. 261 - Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
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
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$5,990,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to infrastructure and subsea cable systems in the US and globally; H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025; S. 3249, Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026
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
MICROSOFT CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,690,000
Spent on own lobbying
Robocalling. Robotexting. H.R 1027, QUIET Act. H.R. 866, S. 244, ROUTERS Act. Subsea Cables. H.R. 261 Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025. S. 3249, Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2025. Telecom supply chain and network security.
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
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Defense
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…E) Act, all provisions. S. 1962, Secure Space Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 2222, Critical Undersea Infrastructure Resilience Initiative Act, all provisions. S. 3249, Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026, all provisions. S. 3404, Satellite Cybersecurity Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 3659, Securing Essential and Critical U.…
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
NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$85,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e U.S. Department of State's CABLES Program H.R. 3479, Safeguarding Essential Cables through Undersea Risk Elimination (SECURE) American Telecommunications Act S. 3249 / H.R. 8069 - Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2025 S. 2873 / H.R. 261 - Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
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
NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$85,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e U.S. Department of State's CABLES Program H.R. 3479, Safeguarding Essential Cables through Undersea Risk Elimination (SECURE) American Telecommunications Act S. 3249 / H.R. 8069 - Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2025 S. 2873 / H.R. 261 - Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
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
NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$85,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e U.S. Department of State's CABLES Program H.R. 3479, Safeguarding Essential Cables through Undersea Risk Elimination (SECURE) American Telecommunications Act S.3249 - Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2025
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