Contact Congress about H.R. 1737: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria.

The bill would make the Commerce Department study a possible new undersea internet cable. The cable would link the mainland United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria. Congress would get the report within one year.

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To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria. is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Latest action on H.R. 1737: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects the Commerce Department, Congress, telecom companies, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and national security agencies that rely on secure communications. People in Ghana and Nigeria could also be affected later if Congress or the executive branch uses the study to support a new cable project.

Why this matters: Undersea cables carry most global internet and phone traffic. Where they go, who builds them, and how secure they are can affect speed, cost, and national security. This bill would give Congress more facts before any decision to support a new cable. The direct effect is limited because it only requires a study. Any later project would need separate action.

Key provisions in H.R. 1737

• The Secretary of Commerce must send Congress a report within one year after the bill becomes law.
• The report must study a possible undersea fiber optic cable across the Atlantic. The route would link the mainland United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria.
• The study must look at digital security, national security, and possible economic benefits from the cable.
• The report must estimate how much life is left in current undersea cables between the U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S. mainland.
• The report must review how secure current telecom links are between the U.S. mainland and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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What is H.R. 1737?

The bill would make the Commerce Department study a possible new undersea internet cable. The cable would link the mainland United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria. Congress would get the report within one year.

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