US Congress · H.R. 2390 · Passed the House

Maritime Supply Chain Security Act

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Introduced 2025-03-26

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Officially: “Maritime Supply Chain Security Act” Read the full text

Transportation and Public Works

What it does

Maritime Supply Chain Security Act This bill authorizes the Maritime Administration to competitively award grants under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) to upgrade or replace port cranes or parts of port cranes maintained, installed, provided, controlled, or sponsored by China or any of its departments, ministries, centers, agencies, or instrumentalities. The bill further specifies that grant funds may be used to upgrade or replace port cranes' hardware or software. PIDP grants fund eligible projects that aim to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement o

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1Short title

This section would give the Act the short title "Maritime Supply Chain Security Act."

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Supply Chain Security Act .

2Amendments to clarify that port infrastructure development program funds may be used to replace Chinese port crane hardware or software

This section would change the list of authorized uses for port infrastructure development program funds under section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) of title 46, United States Code. It would keep projects to improve port resilience as an authorized use. It would add that authorized uses also include projects to upgrade or replace port cranes, or parts of port cranes such as hardware and software, when those cranes or parts were installed or provided by the People's Republic of China or any department, ministry, center, agency, or instrumentality of the Chinese government, or when they are maintained, controlled, or sponsored by the People's Republic of China or any such Chinese government entity.

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2. Amendments to clarify that port infrastructure development program funds may be used to replace Chinese port crane hardware or software Section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking including projects to improve port resilience; and inserting including— ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (aa) projects to improve port resilience; and (bb) projects to upgrade or replace port cranes or parts of port cranes (including hardware and software) that— (AA) were installed or provided by the People’s Republic of China or any department, ministry, center, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of the People’s Republic of China; or (BB) are maintained, controlled, or sponsored by the People’s Republic of China or any department, ministry, center, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of the People’s Republic of China; .

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-03-26

In the House.

Passed the House · 2025-06-09

Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo

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Congressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO

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The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsor, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATIONvia INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION

5 filings

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUNDvia EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND

3 filings

SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIWvia SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW

3 filings

SSA MARINEvia SSA MARINE

1 filing

From 12 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (2025-06-10).