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DiasporaLink Act

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to report on the feasibility of developing a submarine fiber optic cable to connect the contiguous United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria. In particular, the report must assess the cost, value, and security implications of the cable.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Mar. 06 2024	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Mar. 05
2024

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H801-802)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3385.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H801-803)
Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Calendars
Oct. 02 2023	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.

Committee
Oct. 02 2023	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-239.

IntroReferral
May. 16 2023	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Mar. 05 2024	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H801-802)

Committee
Oct. 02 2023	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-239.

IntroReferral
May. 16 2023	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Jul. 27 2023	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul. 12 2023	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May. 19 2023	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

House bill HR3385-118

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.

House bill HR3385-118

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.

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