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.

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Turning Point Action Supports

Voted YEA

217
98.62% REPUBLICANS1.38% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS

VOTED NAY

211
0.47% REPUBLICANS99.53% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
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Voted yea

Dusty JohnsonUS CongressSouth Dakota
Lifetime Score:79.91
John JoyceUS CongressPennsylvania
Lifetime Score:85.20
Cory MillsUS CongressFlorida
Lifetime Score:87.99
Michael BaumgartnerUS CongressWashington
Lifetime Score:78.57
Dan MeuserUS CongressPennsylvania
Lifetime Score:78.50
Carol MillerUS CongressWest Virginia
Lifetime Score:81.62

Voted nay

Kathy CastorUS CongressFlorida
Lifetime Score:18.22
Henry CuellarUS CongressTexas
Lifetime Score:51.09
Diana DeGetteUS CongressColorado
Lifetime Score:16.20
Bill FosterUS CongressIllinois
Lifetime Score:19.47
Henry JohnsonUS CongressGeorgia
Lifetime Score:16.98
Doris MatsuiUS CongressCalifornia
Lifetime Score:17.13

Not Voting

Gregory MurphyUS CongressNorth Carolina
Lifetime Score:76.79
Rick AllenUS CongressGeorgia
Lifetime Score:82.40
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