Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act

Summary

Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, between FY2010-FY2014, 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 FY2009. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) for each of FY2010-FY2014 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

1. 19 March 2009

   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

2. 19 March 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to House Homeland Security

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 20 March 2009

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

6. 24 March 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.

   Source: Committee

7. 23 April 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

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Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
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• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
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