Senator Curtis introduced the Taiwan Undersea Cable Resilience Initiative Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting Taiwan's critical communications infrastructure and deterring malicious 'gray zone' activities by the PRC. The bill focuses on enhancing the resilience of Taiwan's undersea communication cables.
I will support legislation to enhance the resilience of Taiwan's undersea communication cables and deter malicious activities by the People's Republic of China.
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Sponsor: Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (Introduced 07/09/2025). Latest Action: Senate - 02/10/2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title.
Mr. Curtis (for himself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Full Title: To enhance the security, resilience, and protection of undersea communication cables vital to Taiwan’s national security, economic stability, and defense, particularly in countering gray zone tactics employed by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
Assessments
The promise was to support legislation, not necessarily to secure enactment. Curtis directly sponsored S.2222 in the 119th Congress, a bill specifically aimed at enhancing the security and resilience of Taiwan's undersea communication cables and countering PRC gray-zone tactics. The bill was introduced on July 9, 2025 and later reported out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar on February 10, 2026. Because he materially advanced matching legislation during his current Senate term, the support-legislation promise is fulfilled, even though the underlying policy has not yet become law.