Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act

Bill: 119-s-2249
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2025-07-10
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2249 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2025 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Kelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To expand eligibility for special overtime pay to U.S. Border Patrol agents classified above grade GS–12.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act . 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 .