HR 252
Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Reported
- Sponsor
- Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA-41]
- Cosponsors
- 2
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Introduced
- 2025-01-09
- Latest action
- 2025-06-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee referrals
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-06-10
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-06-06
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-04-02
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Discharged from · 2025-04-02
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-09
Recent actions
- 2025-06-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2025-06-09: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-06-09: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2556)
- 2025-06-09: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2556)
- 2025-06-09: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 252.