House Passes Undersea Cable Control Act

The House on Tuesday night passed the Undersea Cable Control Act (HR-2503) on a voice vote, as expected (see 2508290061). The measure would require the State Department to develop a strategy to block China and other “foreign adversaries” from buying goods and technologies to build, maintain or operate undersea cables. The House passed a similar version of the measure during the last Congress (see 2303280060).