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Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
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H. R. 252 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 117

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 252

[Report No. 119–148]


To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2025

Mr. Calvert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

June 6, 2025

Additional sponsors: Mr. Gimenez and Mr. Garamendi

June 6, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 9, 2025]

A BILL

To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Secure Our Ports Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management.

(a) In general.—Subchapter II of chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

Ҥ 70015. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management

“(a) In general.—An owner or operator of a facility for which a facility security plan is required under section 70103(c) of this title may not enter into a contract for the ownership, leasing, or operation of such facility with an entity that is—

“(1) a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise; or

“(2) a foreign entity for which any percentage is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1).

“(b) Definitions.—In this section, the terms ‘facility’, and ‘owner or operator’ have the meanings given such terms in section 70101 of this title.”.

(b) Clerical amendment.—The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 70014 the following:


“70015. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management.”.

Union Calendar No. 117

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 252
[Report No. 119–148]
A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.
June 6, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed