S 2222 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Critical Undersea Infrastructure Resilience Initiative Act

This bill establishes the Taiwan Undersea Cable Resilience Initiative to protect undersea communication cables critical to Taiwan's security and economy. It directs the State Department to coordinate with defense and maritime agencies to create real-time monitoring systems, rapid repair protocols, enhanced surveillance of suspicious vessels near Taiwan, and international partnerships for cable protection. The bill also authorizes U.S. sanctions - including property blocking and visa bans - against individuals or entities from China found responsible for sabotaging cables near Taiwan. It requires semiannual reports to Congress detailing cable incidents and U.S. responses.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jul 2025
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Introduced Jul 9, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2026
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Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
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Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Jul 9, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Jul 9, 2025
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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