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HB1737Introduced in the House

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.

EngrossedSenate Commerce, Science, And Transportation

Introduced by Stacey Plaskett, District VI

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Official description

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

June 24, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  3. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  4. Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

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

  6. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 121.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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