The record
Legislation· May 2025
Legislation· May 2025HR 1701 Passed House — in Senate
Sponsored by Bill Huizenga (R)
Strategic Ports Reporting Act
Requires State and Defense departments to map strategic ports and report on Chinese control threats.
Tradeoff
Orders a comprehensive study of global ports critical to US security and economics, with focus on Chinese involvement. Costs not specified in the bill; report due within one year.
What's in it
Passed the House by on May 22, 2025 — now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Feb 27, 2025)
House
Committee on Foreign Affairs(Feb 27, 2025)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed by (May 22, 2025)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Received from the House
on Foreign Relations(May 22, 2025)
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- Johnny Olszewski (D-MD)
- James C. Moylan (R-GU)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
- James R. Baird (R-IN)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Mark E. Green (R-TN)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Nicholas J. Begich (R-AK)