119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 27, 2025
Strategic Ports Reporting Act
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Latest action (Feb 27, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 27, 2025)
Strategic 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
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Asia · China · Congressional oversight · Geography and mapping · Government studies and investigations · Marine and inland water transportation · Navigation, waterways, harbors · Transportation safety and security
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