Support legislation to strengthen U.S. submarine cable security by streamlining permitting and reducing duplicative regulations.

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter · Georgia · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Rep. Carter ... celebrated the House of Representatives passing their Undersea Cable Protection Act, a bill strengthening national security and global connectivity by safeguarding the United States’ submarine cable infrastructure. The bill ... accomplishes these goals by ensuring diversity of routes for national security, eliminating duplicative permitting laws, and promoting rather than delaying the deployment and maintenance of submarine cables.

Carter backs the Undersea Cable Protection Act to protect submarine cables and streamline permitting.

Carter bill securing U.S. undersea cables passes House : U.S. Representative Buddy Carter
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Evidence

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Congress.gov lists Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter as sponsor of H.R.261, introduced 01/09/2025. The bill status is Passed House; latest action was 02/12/2026, when it was received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. House passage occurred 02/11/2026 by 218-212.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Carter sponsored the undersea cable bill and moved it through House passage in the same congressional term; no newer congressional action was found in the 2026-08-12 to 2026-08-14 lookback window, and the bill remains pending in the Senate rather than enacted.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.261 - Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025, All Actions
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The House Natural Resources Committee report says H.R.261 would amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if already authorized by a federal or state agency. The report states H.R.261 was introduced on January 9, 2025, by Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official committee report ties Carter's legislation directly to the promise's subject: undersea cable deployment and reduced duplicative permitting requirements where another federal or state authorization already exists.

delivered same_term A for effort

H. Rept. 119-181 - Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

Carter personally sponsored H.R.261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025, which directly addresses the promise by reducing duplicative authorization requirements for undersea fiber optic cable activity in national marine sanctuaries when another federal or state authorization already exists. The House passed the bill on February 11, 2026 during Carter's current congressional term. Because the promise was to support legislation, not necessarily secure final enactment, sponsorship and House passage count as fulfillment in the same term, even though the bill remained pending in the Senate as of the supplied evidence.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%