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Senate Bill 777
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Strategic Ports Reporting Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 27, 2025
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 27, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
777
Congress
119
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Ted Budd
North Carolina
Democrat
Mark Kelly
Arizona
Republican
Rick Scott
Florida
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
February 27, 2025
Related Bills (2)
Dec 18, 2025
Became Public Law 119-60
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
May 22, 2025
Passed House
17
Sponsorship
House Bill 1701
Strategic Ports Reporting Act
Active
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
02/27/2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
02/27/2025
Introduced in Senate
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