To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of developing a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria, and for other purposes.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-239.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-239.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
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.
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