HR 252referred119th Congress

Secure Our Ports Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 9, 2025House billPolicy area: Transportation and Public WorksLast action Jun 10, 2025Sponsor: Ken Calvert(R-CA)

transportationTransportation and Public Works

Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeCoast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

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Official summaryUpdated Jun 10, 2025

What the bill does

Secure Our Ports Act of 2025 This bill prohibits owners or operators of certain U.S. maritime transportation facilities from contracting for the lease, ownership, or operation of facilities with enterprises partly or wholly owned by China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. The covered facilities are located at ports in areas that are subject to enhanced transportation security requirements, including the requirement for an Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Lobbying Filings

$292.6M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Jul 17, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

Oct 21, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

Jan 9, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jan 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

Jan 24, 2025trade

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. bought K

Apr 8, 2025trade

Official Congressional Actions

Jun 10, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Jun 9, 2025Floor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2556)

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Jun 9, 2025Floor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2556)

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Jun 9, 2025Floor

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 252.

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS	AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS	$74.0M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	ENVLBRSMB
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS	AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS	$72.0M	Apr 21, 2025	2025Q1	ENVTRDLBR
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

Member	Party	Ticker	Company	Trade	Date	Amount	Timing	Lobbying Client	Conflict
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	D	K	K	Buy	Jan 24, 2025	$1,001 - $15,000	15d after	AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS	1%
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.	R

Conflict Summary

2 trades by 2 members of Congress in companies connected to lobbying on HR 252. The average conflict score is 16%.

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (1 trade)Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (1 trade)

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.