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- H.R.1561
H.R.1561: Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about emergency management
- Introduced April 14, 2011
- Latest Major Action May 11, 2011
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
27 (23 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Bill 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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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.
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Referred to House Homeland Security
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to House Agriculture
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Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
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| April 14, 2011 |
Introduced in the House by Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) |