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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.
Full bill text
[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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Status
In Committee
- 1Introduced
- 2Committee
- 3Floor
- 4Passed
- 5Signed
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Topics
Government OperationsLabor & Employment
Sponsors
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]RHouseKY
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