H.R. 4625

Summary

H.R. 4625, the NEPTUNE Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 23, 2025 by Rep. Max Miller (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 4625 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4625 IH: Naval Enhancement for Protection of Telecommunications Undersea Network Equipment Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4625  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 23, 2025   Mr. Miller of Ohio  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for the construction of submarine cable laying and repair ships, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Naval Enhancement for Protection of Telecommunications Undersea Network Equipment Act   or the   NEPTUNE Act  .
2.
Procurement authority for submarine cable laying and repair ships
(a)
Contract authority
The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract for the construction of up to two submarine cable laying and repair ships and associated material.
(b)
Liability
Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that—
(1)
any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and
(2)
the total liability of the Federal Government for termination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract at the time of termination.
3.
Limitation on retirement of submarine cable laying and repair ship
(a)
In general
The Secretary of the Navy may not retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage the USNS Zeus until the date on which a replacement ship with capabilities equal to or exceeding those of the USNS Zeus has achieved full operational capability.
(b)
Replacement ship defined
In this section, the term  replacement ship —
(1)
means a submarine cable laying and repair ship designated  USNS  and maintained in the inventory of the Navy; and
(2)
does not include a commercial vessel leased or chartered by the Navy.

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To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for the construction of submarine cable laying and repair ships, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Max Miller (R) sponsors H.R. 4625, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Max Miller

Rep. · R–OH-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 23, 2025

Michael Turner

Rep. · R–OH-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 1, 2025

Elijah Crane

Rep. · R–AZ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 20, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 4625 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jul 23, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4625 has taken 2 actions since Jul 23, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4625 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4625 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• NEPTUNE Act — Display Title
• To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for the construction of submarine cable laying and repair ships, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• NEPTUNE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Naval Enhancement for Protection of Telecommunications Undersea Network Equipment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4625 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Health Issues, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4625 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4625’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4625, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MILLER of Ohio:H.R. 4625.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 12, clause 13, and clause 14 of section 8 of articleI of the Constitution.[Page H3647]

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