House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Strategic Ports Reporting Act of 2024

H.R. 9235Introduced Jul 30, 2024Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedJul 30, 2024
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 30, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9235.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WITTMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 124, July 30, 2024, Page H4965):
Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To require the Department of Defense to draft an interagency report to proactively counter the Chinese Communist Party's expanding maritime network and influence on ports of strategic importance.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 30, 2024 ↗
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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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Wittman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-1 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.