Secure Our Ports Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 9, 2025Latest action Jun 10, 2025Transportation and Public Works

Plain-English 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.

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Issue relevance

Why this appears in Paper Trail

Infrastructure

Matched from official metadata: policy_area: Transportation and Public Works

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Ken Calvert

Sponsor · Republican · CA

John Garamendi

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Carlos A. Gimenez

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Transportation and Public WorksChinaContracts and agencyEuropeIranAsiaNavigation, waterways, harborsRussiaTransportation safety and securityMiddle East

Sources & text

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