H.R. 583
Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Sponsor
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 583
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Feb 6, 2013
- Policy Area
- Emergency Management
- Is Law
- No
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, between FY2014-FY2018, to increase the number of full-time Customs and Border Protection officers, active-duty agriculture specialists, and active-duty border security support personnel for U.S. ports of entry by not fewer than 5,000, 1,200, and 350, respectively, above the number of such personnel for which funds were made available during FY2012.
Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) for each of FY2014-FY2018 to make improvements to existing U.S. ports of entry to improve border security. Directs the Administrator to give priority to ports determined to be in most need of repair in accordance with required infrastructure assessment studies.
Agriculture Committee
Homeland Security Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2013