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Secure Our Ports Act of 2022

Introduced: March 1, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 2, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 1, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced in House
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Secure Our Ports Act of 2022

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.

What's happening now March 2, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 8
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Mar 16, 2022
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 16, 2022
 R
Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Mar 3, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 2, 2022
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 1, 2022
Garcia, Mike
· Mar 1, 2022
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Mar 1, 2022
Rice, Tom
· Mar 1, 2022
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 1, 2022
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Mar 1, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6887: Secure Our Ports Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6887/
MLA
"H.R. 6887: Secure Our Ports Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6887/.
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H.R. 6887, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6887/.
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[H.R. 6887: Secure Our Ports Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6887/)
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