Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act

3.0.0 1561 2021-09-28T13:34:08Z 2021-09-28T13:34:08Z House H HR 2011-04-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REYES:H.R. 1561.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I,Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Text:Article I, Section. 8.Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collectTaxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts andprovide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall beuniform throughout the United States;Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the UnitedStates;Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;Clause 4: To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughoutthe United States;Clause 5: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and offoreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;Clause 6: To provide for the Punishment of counterfeitingthe Securities and current Coin of the United States;Clause 7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads;Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and usefulArts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventorsthe exclusive Right to their respective Writings andDiscoveries;Clause 9: To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supremeCourt;Clause 10: To define and punish Piracies and Feloniescommitted on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law ofNations;Clause 11: To declare War, grant Letters of Marque andReprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land andWater;Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, but noAppropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Termthan two Years;Clause 13: To provide and maintain a Navy;Clause 14: To make Rules for the Government and Regulationof the land and naval Forces;Clause 15: To provide for calling forth the Militia toexecute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections andrepel Invasions;Clause 16: To provide for organizing, arming, anddisciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part ofthem as may be employed in the Service of the United States,reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of theOfficers, and the Authority of training the Militia accordingto the discipline prescribed by Congress;Clause 17: To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Caseswhatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Milessquare) as may, by Cession of particular States, and theAcceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government ofthe United States, and to exercise like Authority over allPlaces purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of theState in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts,Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needfulBuildings;--AndClause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H2857]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2011-05-11T13:14:52Z Referred to 2011-04-14T14:02:10Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-04T18:40:32Z Referred to 2011-04-14T14:02:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-19T20:12:10Z Referred to 2011-04-14T14:02:05Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-15T19:19:49Z Referred to 2011-04-14T14:02:15Z 2011-05-11 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . Committee 2011-05-04 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Committee 2011-04-19 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2011-04-15 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2011-04-14 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-04-14 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2011-04-14 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-04-14 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2011-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 N B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2011-04-14 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2011-04-14 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-04-14 True R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2011-04-14 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2011-04-14 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2011-04-14 True P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2011-04-14 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-04-14 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2011-04-14 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2011-04-14 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2011-04-14 True D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2011-04-14 True S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2011-04-14 True B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2011-04-14 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2011-04-14 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2011-04-14 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2011-04-14 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2011-04-14 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2011-04-14 True C001082 Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23] Francisco Canseco R TX Quico 23 2011-06-21 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2011-06-22 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-02-29 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2012-02-29 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2012-03-05 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2012-03-05 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2012-03-26 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2012-05-18 False Emergency Management Border security and unlawful immigration Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure General Services Administration Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Homeland security Law enforcement officers Emergency Management

00 2011-04-14 Introduced in House 2011-05-09T15:12:21Z 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 to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) for each of FY2012-FY2016 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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Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act Short Titles as Introduced Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act Display Title Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act Official Title as Introduced To enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1561ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1561ih.xml 2011-05-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.