# 119-hr-2503: Undersea Cable Control Act

119-hr-2503, Undersea Cable Control Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2503
- Congress: 119
- Title: Undersea Cable Control Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Blocks foreign adversaries from getting the parts and suppliers needed for undersea communications cables.** The law directs the Commerce and State Departments to produce a strategy and public reports that list required items, identify suppliers, and recommend steps to eliminate adversary access. - Undersea cable operators: The government will identify the parts and companies used to build, operate, and maintain cables. The Commerce Department will evaluate those items for export, reexport, and in-country transfer controls and may add technologies to the Commerce Control List. - Allies and partners: The U.S. will seek bilateral and multilateral agreements with allies and partners to unify export controls and licensing rules and to bar sales to foreign adversaries, with penalties for noncompliance. - Standards bodies and foreign-adversary tracking: The strategy must name entities under foreign-adversary control that support cable projects and describe foreign activity at international standards-setting bodies to inform U.S. leadership and security responses.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block undersea cable gear to adversaries: benefit, high. This bill would require a national plan to keep foreign adversaries from getting undersea cable parts and tools. The plan would name the items used to build, run, and fix these cables. It would map U.S. and partner export rules, list allied suppliers, and flag entities tied to foreign adversaries.…
- Tighter export reviews for cable equipment: mixed, medium. This bill would direct the Secretary of Commerce to review exports, reexports, and in‑country transfers of undersea cable items named in the plan. Commerce would decide if any items should be added to the Commerce Control List and need licenses. Commerce would work with Defense, State, and others a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2503 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2503)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2503 (as of 2026-07-15).