# 119-hr-4625: NEPTUNE Act

119-hr-4625, NEPTUNE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4625
- Congress: 119
- Title: NEPTUNE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Would authorize up to two submarine cable‑laying and repair ships for the Navy.** This bill would also limit federal payments and termination liability for those contracts and would bar retiring the USNS Zeus until a Navy‑owned, equally or more capable replacement reaches full operational capability. - Keeps the USNS Zeus in the fleet until a replacement ship designated "USNS" and maintained in the Navy’s inventory achieves full operational capability. The replacement cannot be a commercial vessel leased or chartered by the Navy. - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to contract for construction of up to two submarine cable laying and repair ships and associated material. Any payment obligations are subject to available appropriations and federal liability for contract termination is capped at funding obligated at termination. - Provides the Navy with dedicated vessels for submarine cable laying and repair to support undersea telecommunications infrastructure.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Navy could build cable ships, keep current ship: benefit, low. If enacted, the Navy could contract to build up to two ships to lay and repair undersea cables. Any payments would depend on Congress providing funds. If a contract ends early, the government would only owe the money already obligated. The Navy could not retire or store the USNS Zeus until a Navy s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4625 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4625)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4398)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4625 (as of 2026-07-19).