Securing Smart Investments in our Ports Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6866 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6866 To ensure an equitable geographic distribution of projects selected through the Port Infrastructure Development Program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2025 Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Houchin, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To ensure an equitable geographic distribution of projects selected through the Port Infrastructure Development Program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Smart Investments in our Ports Act''. SEC. 2. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) Port and Intermodal Improvement Program.--Section 54301(a)(6)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; (2) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(iv) ensuring equitable geographic distribution among regions of the United States with regard to the projects selected.''. (b) Assistance for Small Inland River and Coastal Ports and Terminals.--Section 54301(b)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and''; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(D) ensure equitable geographic distribution among regions of the United States with regard to the projects selecte