HR1701Passed House
Strategic Ports Reporting Act
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
16
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Bill Huizenga
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (594 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/H001058
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (16)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4)Original· 2025-02-27
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2)Original· 2025-02-27
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1)Original· 2025-02-27
- James C. Moylan (R-GU)· 2025-03-03
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)· 2025-03-05
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)· 2025-03-05
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-03-06
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6)· 2025-03-10
- Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10)· 2025-03-11
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4)· 2025-03-25
- James R. Baird (R-IN-4)· 2025-03-25
- Barry Moore (R-AL-1)· 2025-04-09
- Mike Bost (R-IL-12)· 2025-04-28
- Ken Calvert (R-CA-41)· 2025-05-19
- Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK)· 2025-05-19
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2025-05-22
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsReferred To · 2025-05-22
- House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2025-02-27
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-27
Previously
- Foreign Relations CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-22
- Armed Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-27
- Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-27
- Armed Services CommitteeBills of Interest - Exchange of Letters
- House Committee on Armed ServicesBills of Interest - Exchange of Letters
Plain-English Summary
Strategic Ports Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of State to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on strategic ports. The report shall contain various elements related to such ports, including (1) a detailed list of all strategic ports owned, operated, or controlled by China or a foreign person of China; (2) a detailed list of all strategic ports owned, operated, or controlled by the United States or a U.S. person; (3) an assessment of the national security and economic interests relevant to each such port; (4) an analysis of actions by China to gain control or ownership of strategic ports; and (5) courses of action to protect strategic ports and maritime infrastructure from Chinese control. The bill also requires the State Department to develop and provide to Congress a global mapping of foreign and domestic ports of importance to the United States because of a capability to provide military, diplomatic, economic, or resource exploitation superiority.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
International Affairs
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