Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act

Bill: 110-hr-5662
Sponsor: Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2008-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Border patrols
Boundaries
Crime and Law Enforcement
Customs administration
Department of Homeland Security
Federal employees
Federal law enforcement officers
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
Maintenance and repair
Recruiting of employees
Security measures

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 
Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, between fiscal years 2009 and 2013, to increase the number of full-time Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 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 FY2008.

Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) for each of FY2009-FY2013 to make improvements to existing U.S. ports of entry to improve border security and for other purposes. Directs the Administrator to give priority to ports determined to be in most need of repair in accordance with required infrastructure assessment studies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-11-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2008-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 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.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 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.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 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.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 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.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 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.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Introduced in House