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Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act

Introduced: March 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
May 22, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Apr 4, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 1, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 31, 2008
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.
Mar 31, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 19, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 6, 2008
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 1, 2008
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