Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1057 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1057. (consideration: CR H2161-2166)
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Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 261.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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Mr. Carbajal moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H2166)
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The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 261, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Carbajal demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2169-2171)
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On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 216 (Roll no. 66).
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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 212 (Roll no. 67).
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On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 212 (Roll no. 67). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2162)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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On Passage
On Passage
The House passed the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 on a party-line vote, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration.
The House passed the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 following one hour of floor debate conducted under the provisions of a previously established rule. The measure was approved on a party-line vote, meeting the simple majority threshold required for passage. Following this successful House vote, the bill has moved to the Senate for further committee consideration.
The bill passed the House on a party-line vote and now moves to the Senate for further consideration. Its current status is recorded as being in committee in the other chamber.
On Motion to Recommit
On Motion to Recommit
The House rejected a motion to recommit the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 on a party-line vote.
The House rejected a motion to recommit the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 to committee following floor debate. The procedural motion failed on a party-line vote, representing the minority party's final opportunity to amend the legislation before moving toward a final decision. This action occurred under the provisions of a structured rule that governed the consideration of several bills on the House floor.
The motion to recommit failed on a party-line vote, preventing the bill from being sent back to committee with instructions to amend. Following the rejection of this minority-led procedural challenge, the House was able to proceed toward a final vote on the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025.
