The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
HR 2503 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Thomas H. Kean (R)

Undersea Cable Control Act

Requires the President and Commerce to prevent foreign adversaries from acquiring undersea cable equipment.

Tradeoff

Directs the government to work with allies on export controls for undersea cable parts. No direct spending or revenue change specified in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over 2025-2030 for required studies and reports.

The $500,000 is just the federal cost for the Department of Commerce to conduct studies and write reports — the bill's real policy is requiring Commerce to develop a strategy and consider export controls on undersea cable equipment, with the actual burden falling on cable companies and equipment manufacturers subject to any future rules.

H.R. 2503, Undersea Cable Control Act · Apr 2025

Passed the House by on September 2, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 31, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Foreign Affairs(Mar 31, 2025)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Apr 9, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 2, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs(Sep 3, 2025)