House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Securing Smart Investments in our Ports Act
Official title: To ensure an equitable geographic distribution of projects selected through the Port Infrastructure Development Program.
Sponsor: Rep. David Joyce R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6866.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 214, December 18, 2025, Page H6117):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6866, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6866
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 5, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 5, 2026). 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
10 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 10 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Joyce.
- H.R. 2853 (119th) Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- H.R. 9327 (119th) PEARL Act
- H.R. 1005 (119th) Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
- H.R. 5166 (119th) Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 8495 (119th) Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027
- H.R. 1477 (119th) Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.