Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
Latest action · Jun 10, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 9, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
This bill prohibits owners or operators of certain U.S. maritime transportation facilities from contracting for the lease, ownership, or operation of facilities with enterprises partly or wholly owned by China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. The covered facilities are located at ports in areas that are subject to enhanced transportation security requirements, including the requirement for an Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 1, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 1, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2025Discharged Apr 2, 2025Markup Apr 2, 2025Reported Jun 6, 2025 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Jan 10, 2025 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 10, 2025 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 9, 2025Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2556-2557)
- Jun 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 252.
- Jun 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2556)
- Jun 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 6, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-148.
- Jun 6, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.
- Apr 2, 2025Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged
- Apr 2, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 2, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jan 10, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2556, H2557Text printed H2556 | Ken Calvert R-CA, Mike Ezell R-MS, Salud O. Carbajal D-CA | Jun 9, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 5, January 9, 2025, page H92.
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2025Referred in Senate
- Jun 9, 2025Engrossed in House
- Jun 6, 2025Reported in House
- Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
