House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to monitor efforts by the People's Republic of China to build or buy strategic foreign ports, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8683Introduced Jun 11, 2024Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Bill Huizenga R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 11, 2024
Committee actionSep 24, 2024
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 24, 2024 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8683.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8683, Strategic Ports Reporting Act” on October 25, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on September 24, 2024”.
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October 25, 2024
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H.R. 8683, 118th Congress
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June 6, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUIZENGA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 98, June 11, 2024, Page H3726):
Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause The single subject of this legislation is: To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to monitor efforts by the People's Republic of China to build or buy strategic foreign ports, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 8683, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

16 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 16 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Michael Guest (R-MS), Young Kim (R-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), James Moylan (R-GU), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Joe Wilson (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-4 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.