# 118-hr-10180: To amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.

118-hr-10180, To amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-10180
- Congress: 118
- Title: To amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2024-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2024-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2024-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2024-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2024-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2024-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2024-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2024-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-10180 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10180)

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