S 1238 119th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Securing Smart Investments in our Ports Act

Introduced: April 1, 2025 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov

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Apr 1, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 10, 2013	Senate · vote #171	On the Cloture Motion S. 1238	Rejected	51–49	See who voted →

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION
for INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION · New Jersey · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025

Cosponsors 6

Moreno, Bernie

Ohio · Apr 28, 2025

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Apr 8, 2025

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Apr 1, 2025

Cornyn, John

Texas · Apr 1, 2025

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Apr 1, 2025

Young, Todd

Indiana · Apr 1, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1238: Securing Smart Investments in our Ports Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1238/

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"S. 1238: Securing Smart Investments in our Ports Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1238/.

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S. 1238, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1238/.

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