Sponsored by David Rouzer (R)
Maritime Supply Chain Security Act
Lets ports use federal grants to replace Chinese-made or Chinese-controlled cargo cranes.
Tradeoff
Funds infrastructure upgrades to reduce US port dependence on Chinese equipment. The bill doesn't specify new funding; it clarifies existing Port Infrastructure Development Program grants can be used this way.
What's in it
No estimated federal budgetary impact over any time period.
The bill clarifies rules for which maritime infrastructure projects qualify for existing federal grants; there is no new federal spending or enforcement cost because the projects were already eligible under current law.
Passed the House by on June 9, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Mar 26, 2025)
House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure(Mar 26, 2025)
House
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to send it to the floor
Reported by (Apr 2, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-145.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Jun 9, 2025)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Received from the House
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jun 10, 2025)