Chairman of the US Helsinki Commission Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) introduced the bipartisan Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026 to enhance the US government’s international engagement as it relates to the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of subsea fiber-optic cables. The bill calls for increased US government engagement in certain international bodies related to subsea cables and calls for additional investments in Department of State resources to advance US interests on subsea cables.
