H.R. 8956
IntroducedBorder Patrol Supervisors Retention Act
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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.
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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
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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>