Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-03-24Topic: technology privacy · infrastructure utilities · governance ethics

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This bill sets out federal steps to protect undersea internet, telecommunications, and energy cables and pipelines. It requires the President to impose sanctions, including freezing U.S.-based property and denying or revoking visas, on foreign persons found responsible for or helping with sabotage of this infrastructure, with a national security waiver. It directs the State Department to assign at least 10 full-time staff to undersea infrastructure issues and to work with other countries on cable security and repair. It requires the President to create an interagency committee on subsea telecommunications cables, sets up procedures for sharing sabotage-related information with private cable companies, and requires several reports to Congress, including on Chinese and Russian activities.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-03-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-24		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-03-24		Introduced in House	introduce

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