United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1561 (112th)
Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act
Introduced
14 April 2011
Last action
11 May 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Sponsors
Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Subjects
Agriculture, Transport
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, between FY2012-FY2016, to increase the number of full-time Customs and Border Protection officers, agriculture specialists, and 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 FY2010. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) for each of FY2012-FY2016 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.
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Timeline
14 April 2011
Introduced
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: IntroReferral
14 April 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 April 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
19 April 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Source: Committee
4 May 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Source: Committee
11 May 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Source: Committee
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1561
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1561
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