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Federal · 119th Congress

HR8956 Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act

Direction

Immigration enforcement detention transportAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 70%

Expands eligibility for special overtime pay to higher-grade U.S. Border Patrol supervisors (GS-12 through GS-15), increasing incentives for them to remain in their roles and thereby supporting more border patrol operations and enforcement capacity.

To expand eligibility for special overtime pay to U.S. Border Patrol agents classified above grade GS-12.

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Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 60%

Expands eligibility for special overtime pay to higher-grade U.S. Border Patrol supervisors (GS-12 through GS-15), increasing incentives for them to remain in their roles and thereby supporting more federal border enforcement operations.

This Act may be cited as the ``Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act''.

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  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2026-05-21: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Filed
2026-05-21
Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Sponsor
Andy Barr R + 5 cosponsors (5 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends federal law to expand special overtime pay eligibility for U.S. Border Patrol agents in grades GS-12 through GS-15. This is a retention measure for federal border enforcement personnel and directly addresses immigration-enforcement topics by supporting greater operational capacity at the border; no provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-05-21LibraIntroduced in House
2026-05-21LibraIntroduced in House
2026-05-21HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.