Border Patrol Pay Parity Act

Border Patrol Pay Parity Act

This bill increases pay rates for U.S. Border Patrol agents.

The bill specifies that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must increase the minimum rate of pay for GS-12 Border Patrol agents by at least 14%. It also directs OPM to increase pay rates for other grades, levels, occupational groups, or similar classifications as specified by the Department of Homeland Security. 

The increases must be made on or before January 1, 2024. 

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2837 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2837

   To provide for higher minimum pay for certain U.S. Border Patrol 
                    agents, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2023

  Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
       referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for higher minimum pay for certain U.S. Border Patrol 
                    agents, and for other purposes.

    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 Pay Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. HIGHER MINIMUM PAY FOR CERTAIN U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENTS.

    (a) Higher Minimum Rate of Pay.--Not later than January 1, 2024, 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management--
            (1) shall, in accordance with section 5305 of title 5, 
        United States Code--
                    (A) increase the minimum rate of pay for U.S. 
                Border Patrol agents at the grade GS-12 of the General 
                Schedule by not less than 14 percent; and
                    (B) increase other grades or levels, occupational 
                groups, series, classes, or subdivisions thereof, as 
                determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security; and
            (2) may make increases in all rates in the pay range for 
        each such grade or level, in accordance with such section 5305.
    (b) Inapplicability.--The discretion granted to agency heads under 
section 5305(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to 
increase in rates of pay authorized under subsection (a).
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