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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1701
Strategic Ports Reporting Act
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Introduced 2025-02-27Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceStrategic 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.
Sponsors
- Bill Huizenga Republican sponsor
- 15 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-22 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-05-22 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. | |
| 2025-05-22 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. | floor pass | |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Considered as unfinished business. | |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | refer |
| 2025-05-19 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Huizenga objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. | |
| 2025-05-19 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1701. | |
| 2025-05-19 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2116-2119; text: CR H2116-2117) | |
| 2025-05-19 | House | Mr. Huizenga moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-02-27 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-02-27 | Introduced in House | introduce |