HR1701Passed House

Strategic Ports Reporting Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
16
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HR
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Bill Huizenga
Bill Huizenga
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (540 recorded votes)

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2025-05-22

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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.

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International Affairs
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