HR8956Referred to Committee

Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-05-21

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Andy Barr

Republican · KY · Representative

Votes with party: 98.8% (606 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001282

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Cosponsors (5)

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

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2026-05-21

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2026-05-21

Plain-English Summary

Border Patrol agents who hold higher-ranking positions (above grade GS-12) would become eligible to receive special overtime pay, which currently only applies to lower-ranked agents. This change would allow senior Border Patrol officers to earn extra compensation when they work beyond their regular hours, similar to benefits available to their junior colleagues. The bill would affect Border Patrol management and could increase labor costs for the agency.

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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. 8956 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8956 To expand eligibility for special overtime pay to U.S. Border Patrol agents classified above grade GS-12. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2026 Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Guest, Mr. Stauber, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Alford, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To expand eligibility for special overtime pay to U.S. Border Patrol agents classified above grade GS-12. 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 Supervisors Retention Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHER RATES OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED OVERTIME PAY FOR CERTAIN U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENTS. Section 5550(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``GS-12 Border Patrol Agents'' and inserting ``Border Patrol Agents Classified From Grade GS-12 Through GS-15''; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a position at grade GS- 12'' and inserting ``a position from grade GS-12 through GS- 15''. <all>

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