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To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria.

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To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria.

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Commerce Department to study a submarine fiber optic cable connecting the U.S., U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria.
  • The report must assess feasibility, cost, value, and security risks of the proposed underwater cable infrastructure.
  • The study must include analysis of a potential data center in the U.S. Virgin Islands for national security communications.

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  1. 01

    What specific security risks to critical U.S. communications infrastructure does the Commerce Department need to evaluate in this transatlantic cable study?

  2. 02

    How might a data center in the U.S. Virgin Islands serve national security communications differently than existing domestic infrastructure?

  3. 03

    What economic or strategic value would connecting Ghana and Nigeria to U.S. fiber networks provide compared to the cost of building this submarine cable?

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Stacey E. Plaskett

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-24 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2847)

  4. 2025-06-23 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2847)

  5. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1737.

  6. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2847-2848)

  7. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-06-12 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 121.

  9. 2025-06-12 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-155.

  10. 2025-06-12 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-155.

  11. 2025-03-04 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  12. 2025-03-04 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  14. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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