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H.R. 583 (113th)

Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

6 February 2013

Last action

25 February 2013 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]

Subjects

Agriculture, Transport

Source updated

12 August 2025

Agriculture · Transport

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 6 February 2013

    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. 6 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 February 2013

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  5. 19 February 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

    Source: Committee

  6. 20 February 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

    Source: Committee

  7. 25 February 2013

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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