Expands eligibility for overtime pay for border patrol agents by removing the GS-12 grade restriction, so more agents qualify for overtime and border patrol operations can expand.
Section 5550(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``GS-12''; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``encumbering a position at grade GS-12''.
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2026-08-10: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands overtime eligibility specifically for border patrol agents, which supports greater immigration enforcement capacity at the border.