# 118-hr-8683: 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.

118-hr-8683, 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., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI); status Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8683
- Congress: 118
- Title: 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.
- Status: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced: 2024-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2024-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2024-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2024-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2024-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2024-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-8683 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8683)

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