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119-hr-2328119th CongressWALLET

Soo Locks Security and Economic Reporting Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative James, John [R-MI-10]

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Summary

Requires a focused security and economic assessment of the Soo Locks. This bill would mandate a coordinated federal report on vulnerabilities, supply‑chain impacts, and costed recommendations to reduce disruptions from a Soo Locks malfunction or attack.

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  • Families and regional businesses: Would get a federal analysis of how a lock outage could affect local jobs, shipping, and supply chains. That report would include estimates of economic and logistical consequences.
  • Federal agencies: Would require the Secretary of Transportation, working with the Coast Guard and the Secretary of Defense, to produce the report within 1 year and identify security gaps and protective structures.
  • Congress and policymakers: Would receive costed recommendations and threat assessments to inform decisions about security upgrades and steps to reduce nationwide supply‑chain impacts.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

One-time Soo Locks security report

This bill would require a one-time report to Congress within 1 year of enactment. The Secretary of Transportation would lead it with help from the Coast Guard Commandant and the Secretary of Defense. The report would list security problems at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It would explain how a lock failure could hit supply chains, logistics, and the U.S. economy and nearby region. It would assess domestic and foreign threats and describe current security roles of federal, state, and local agencies. It would include recommendations with cost estimates to strengthen security and cut supply chain impacts. The report would go to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

James, John [R-MI-10]

MI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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