Bill113th Congress

H.R. 583

Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act

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Introduced
Feb 6, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Latest Action
Feb 25, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]

Democrat·TX-34
Bioguide ID: V000132
First Name: Filemon
Last Name: Vela
By Request: N
15
Cosponsors
4
Committees
10
Actions
0
Amendments
0
Related Bills
7
Subjects
1
Summaries
3
Titles
1
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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
Feb 25, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

Source: House committee actions

Feb 20, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

Source: House committee actions

Feb 19, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Source: House committee actions

Feb 7, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Source: House committee actions

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.

Source: House floor actions

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.

Source: House floor actions

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.

Source: House floor actions

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.

Source: House floor actions

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Feb 6, 20130

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

House· Standing

Homeland Security Committee

House· Standing

Ways and Means Committee

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

House· Standing
Border security and unlawful immigrationDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGeneral Services AdministrationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHomeland securityLaw enforcement officers

Introduced in House

Feb 6, 2013

Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act — Informed