United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 252 — Secure Our Ports Act of 2025

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 09, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The text shows that the bill, HR 252, was received in the Senate on June 10, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The reference to the bill's status in the House has been removed. This change signifies the bill's transition from the House to the Senate, where it will be further considered.

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252 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
252 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
252 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.
252 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2025 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.
Clerk.
KEVIN F.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
R.
252 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.
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What Congress says this changes

H. Rept. 119-148

Published by the reporting committee Not generated — this is the committee's own “Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported”.

Text to be removed appears in [brackets]. Newly inserted text is italicised in the official report and cannot be marked in this plain-text rendition — read the official PDF ↗ for the authoritative formatting. 

changes in existing law made 
by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

 TITLE 46, UNITED STATES CODE

 * * * * * * *

 SUBTITLE VII--SECURITY AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

 * * * * * * *

 CHAPTER 700--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY

 SUBCHAPTER I--VESSEL OPERATIONS

Sec.
70001. Vessel traffic services.
 * * * * * * *

 SUBCHAPTER II--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY

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

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 SUBCHAPTER II--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY

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Sec. 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.

 * * * * * * *

Source: H. Rept. 119-148 · govinfo

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

  5. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged

  6. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  7. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  8. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-148.

  9. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-148.

  10. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.

  11. Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  12. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2556-2557)

  13. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 252.

  14. 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)

  15. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2556)

  16. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  17. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 544 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (544)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 252?
HR 252 is sponsored by Gimenez, Carlos A. (Republican), Garamendi, John (Democratic), and Calvert, Ken (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 252?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 09, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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