HR 1701 · in committee · significant
Strategic Ports Reporting Act
- defense
What this bill does
- The State Department must study and report to Congress on strategic ports worldwide, including those controlled by China or the U.S.
- The report affects policymakers, military planners, and officials overseeing national security and economic interests in maritime trade.
- No funding amount specified; the report must address Chinese port control and recommend actions to protect U.S. maritime infrastructure.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
Which U.S. ports would you consider most vulnerable to foreign control, and what specific economic or security risks concern you most?
- 02
How should the government balance monitoring foreign port activity against maintaining open international trade relationships?
- 03
What concrete actions should the State Department recommend if the report identifies significant Chinese influence over strategic ports?
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Sponsor · R-MI-4
Bill Huizenga
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
16/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-05-22
Joining the bill
Jake Auchincloss
D-MA-4 · original
Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
D-MD-2 · original
Robert J. Wittman
R-VA-1 · original
James C. Moylan
R-GU
Maria Elvira Salazar
R-FL-27
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
R-AS
Michael Lawler
R-NY-17
Jefferson Shreve
R-IN-6
Michael T. McCaul
R-TX-10
James R. Baird
R-IN-4
Greg Stanton
D-AZ-4
Barry Moore
R-AL-1
+ 4 more
Legislative timeline
2025-05-22 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2025-05-22 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-05-22 · house · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2025-05-22 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2025-05-22 · house · Floor
Considered as unfinished business.
2025-05-19 · house · Floor
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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.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 · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1701.
2025-05-19 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2116-2119; text: CR H2116-2117)
2025-05-19 · house · Floor
Mr. Huizenga moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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