United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1737 (119th)
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.
Introduced
27 February 2025
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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10 July 2026
Summary
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. The report must include, among other topics, an assessment of the potential establishment of a data center and high-security cloud services facility in the U.S. Virgin Islands for certain national security communications.
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5 official files
Referred in Senate
Referred in Senate
Referred in Senate · EN · 24 June 2025
Engrossed in House
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 June 2025
Reported in House
Reported in House · EN · 12 June 2025
Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 27 February 2025
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 February 2025
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1737
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1737