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Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act

Introduced May 21, 2026 · Last action May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Summary

The Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act would allow more U.S. Border Patrol agents to receive special overtime pay, helping them financially. This change would benefit agents classified above grade GS-12. The goal is to keep experienced agents working on the border.

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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''.
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  1. 1Introduced
  2. 2Committee
  3. 3Floor
  4. 4Passed
  5. 5Signed

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