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IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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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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Senate • Jun 24, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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- Jun 24, 2025 | Senate
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 23, 2025 | House
- Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2847-2848)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1737.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2847)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2847)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 12, 2025 | House
- Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-155.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 121.
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 27, 2025 | House
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.