HR10070Referred to Committee

Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-08-10

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Andy Barr

Republican · KY · Representative

Votes with party: 98.8% (596 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001282

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)Original· 2026-08-10

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2026-08-10

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2026-08-10

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10070 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10070 To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of border patrol agents for certain overtime pay, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 10, 2026 Mr. Barr (for himself and Mr. McGuire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of border patrol agents for certain overtime pay, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act''. SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN OVERTIME PAY FOR BORDER PATROL AGENTS. Section 5550(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``GS-12''; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``encumbering a position at grade GS-12''. <all>

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