H.R. 548: Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013

Introduced:
Feb 06, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ3]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 6, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 06, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 06, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

1% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

House Agriculture

↪ Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture

House Foreign Affairs

↪ The Western Hemisphere

House Homeland Security

↪ Border and Maritime Security

House Oversight and Government Reform

House Small Business

House Transportation and Infrastructure

↪ Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management

↪ Highways and Transit

House Ways and Means

↪ Trade

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Full Title

To restore growth, spur job creation, build momentum toward economic recovery for border communities and the United States, and for other purposes.

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Text

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Last updated Feb 06, 2013.
23 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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2/6/2013--Introduced.
Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 - Establishes the United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Commission, which shall review and examine cross-border trade policies, strategies, and programs with Mexico. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grants program to develop and expand trusted shipper programs for small- and medium-sized businesses to facilitate border commerce.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2014 to:
(1) the General Services Administration (GSA) for planning, management, and construction of United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) owned land border ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border and for the installation of renewable energy retrofits at such ports of entry;
(2) the International Boundary and Water Commission for planning, management, and construction of the International Outfall Interceptor and the Nogales Wash Channel;
(3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) for improvements to existing transportation and supporting infrastructure along the border, for construction of highways and related safety and enforcement facilities related to international trade with Mexico, and for international coordination of transportation planning, programming, and border operations with Mexico; and
(4) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for integrated fixed towers, remote video cameras, hand-held devices, mobile systems, and other technologies in Arizona. Requires the DHS Secretary:
(1) during FY2014, to increase the number of full-time active duty CBP officers, agriculture specialists, and border security support personnel for such ports of entry, with priority to the Tucson Sector; and
(2) to develop and annually update a Southwest Border Strategy for Security and Prosperity to facilitate trade and maintain operational control over such ports of entry.
Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a grants program to develop and revitalize small businesses located along the border.
Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract unless 30% of the labor for the performance of the contract is performed by a local subcontractor, with exceptions.

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  • Title 41: PUBLIC CONTRACTS
  • Subtitle I: Federal Procurement Policy
  • Division A: General
  • Chapter 1: DEFINITIONS
  • Subchapter II: DIVISION B DEFINITIONS
  • Section 133: Executive agency