HR 1737 · 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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced
- Feb 27, 2025
- Latest action
- Jun 24, 2025
- Sponsor
- Del. Stacey E. Plaskett [D-VI-At Large]
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to submit a report to Congress that assesses the feasibility, value, cost, and security implications of a submarine fiber optic cable to connect the contiguous United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria. The report must include, among other topics, an assessment of the potential establishment of a data center and high-security cloud services facility in the U.S. Virgin Islands for certain national security communications.
Recent actions
- Jun 24, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 23, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 23, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2847)
- Jun 23, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2847)
- Jun 23, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1737.
- Jun 23, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2847-2848)
- Jun 23, 2025 Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 12, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 121.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.