Secure Our Ports Act of 2025 passed the House 151 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 9, 2025
ReportedApr 2, 2025
Passed one chamberJun 9, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 68 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works: 87 of 3,176 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 123 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 196 words
- Subjects
- AsiaChinaContracts and agencyEuropeIranMiddle East +3 more
- Latest action
- Jun 10, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]