HR261 2026

Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

Date of Vote: February 11, 2026

Chamber of Origin: House

To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.1

Turning Point Action’s Position

Turning Point Action Supports

Voted YEA

218
98.62% REPUBLICANS1.38% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS

VOTED NAY

212
0.47% REPUBLICANS99.06% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
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Voted yea

John JoyceUS CongressPennsylvania
Lifetime Score:85.69
Michael BaumgartnerUS CongressWashington
Lifetime Score:79.55
Richard McCormickUS CongressGeorgia
Lifetime Score:86.51
Dan MeuserUS CongressPennsylvania
Lifetime Score:79.14
Carol MillerUS CongressWest Virginia
Lifetime Score:81.72
Mike HaridopolosUS CongressFlorida
Lifetime Score:79.55

Voted nay

Kathy CastorUS CongressFlorida
Lifetime Score:17.76
Henry CuellarUS CongressTexas
Lifetime Score:49.31
Diana DeGetteUS CongressColorado
Lifetime Score:15.69
Bill FosterUS CongressIllinois
Lifetime Score:18.97
Henry JohnsonUS CongressGeorgia
Lifetime Score:16.72
Doris MatsuiUS CongressCalifornia
Lifetime Score:16.90

Not voting

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Present

No legislators have been found in this category

Abstaining

Gregory MurphyUS CongressNorth Carolina
Lifetime Score:77.41
Rick AllenUS CongressGeorgia
Lifetime Score:83.28
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