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.
USA118th CongressHR-3385| House
| Updated: 3/6/2024
Stacey E. Plaskett
Democratic Representative
Virgin Islands
Cosponsors (1)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-239.
Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H801-803)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3385.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H801-802)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H801-802)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Science, Technology, Communications
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsVirgin Islands
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.
USA118th CongressHR-3385| House
| Updated: 3/6/2024
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-239.
Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H801-803)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3385.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H801-802)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H801-802)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Stacey E. Plaskett
Democratic Representative
Virgin Islands
Cosponsors (1)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Science, Technology, Communications
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsVirgin Islands