Vessel Entry Prohibition for Calls at Expropriated Ports
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-03-11 — SHIELD Against CCP Act: cross-connection with shield-against-ccp-act: Both are legislative measures targeting foreign-adversary influence on U.S. port and transportation security. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-04-02 — Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 would authorize the President to bar U.S. entry and operation of vessels that have called at ports, harbors, or marine terminals nationalized or expropriated from U.S. owners by Western Hemisphere free-trade-agreement partners, with the prohibition lifting upon restoration of ownership, payment of compensation, or other resolution of the dispute. (novelty: 3)