CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Andy Barr (R-KY)

Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act

H.R. 8956 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Republican bill with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the ``Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act'', aims to expand overtime pay eligibility. It specifically targets U.S. Border Patrol agents who are classified at grades GS-12 through GS-15. Currently, the law focuses on those at grade GS-12. This legislation would amend title 5 of the United States Code to include higher-graded agents.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Would men be better off under this?

    The bill provides increased overtime pay to male-dominated federal law enforcement roles of GS-12 through GS-15.

  • Scored +2

    Does this tighten control of the border?

    The bill aims to improve retention of higher-graded Border Patrol supervisors to assist in border security functions.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.