Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 6, 2013)
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.
What just happenedFeb 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 6, 2013
- Feb 25, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
- Feb 20, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- Feb 19, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Feb 7, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Feb 6, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Feb 6, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Feb 6, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Feb 6, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Feb 6, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House