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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1701" measure-id="id119hr1701" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-02-27" update-date="2025-05-02">
        <title>Strategic Ports Reporting Act</title>
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            <action-date>2025-02-27</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Strategic Ports Reporting Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of State to conduct a study&nbsp;and submit a report to Congress on strategic ports.</p><p>The report shall contain various&nbsp;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.</p><p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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