Secure Our Ports Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6887
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2022-03-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Asia

China

Contracts and agency

Europe

Foreign and international corporations

Iran

Middle East

Navigation, waterways, harbors

North Korea

Russia

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Secure Our Ports Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits an owner or operator of a U.S. port from entering into a contract with a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise for the operation or management of such port. It also prohibits entering into a contract with any foreign entity for which a percentage is owned by one of those countries.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6887 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2022 Mrs. Steel (for herself, Mr. Webster of Florida , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. LaMalfa , and Mr. Calvert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the owner or operator of a port in the United States to enter into a contract with certain entities for operation or management of such port.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Our Ports Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management An owner or operator of a port in the United States may not enter into a contract for the operation or management of such port with an entity that is— (1) a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise; or (2) any foreign entity for which any percentage is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1).