H.R. 1701 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Strategic Ports Reporting Act
Cosponsors: 16 (3 D, 13 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-02-27
Latest action (2025-05-22): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
What H.R. 1701 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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