Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021
Latest action (22 Apr 2021): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 2776, the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021, would amend Title 5 of the U.S. Code to revise the pay, scheduling, and overtime rules for U.S. Border Patrol agents that were established under the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014. Among other changes, it would adjust the deadlines and procedures for agents' annual elections of pay/work-schedule levels, modify how overtime supplements are counted toward "basic pay" for retirement and other purposes (including a new formula based on an agent's career-average overtime percentage as retirement eligibility approaches), change rules for compensatory time off and unworked scheduled overtime, and allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assign certain agents to new alternative work schedules with specified regular-time and overtime hour structures. It also updates related provisions on overtime rate calculations, the premium pay cap, and retirement annuity computations.
The bill primarily affects Border Patrol agents employed by Customs and Border Protection, along with the Office of Personnel Management, which would be directed to issue implementing regulations. Changes would affect how agents' pay, overtime, leave, and retirement benefits are calculated and how their work schedules may be structured.
The bill was introduced on April 22, 2021, by Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), with co-sponsors Rep. Herrell and Rep. Cuellar, and was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. It did not receive a vote in the 117th Congress, and under the bill's own terms, any changes would have taken effect 90 days after enactment—an event that did not occur.
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Official summary
Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021
This bill revises certain elements of the compensation system for border patrol agents at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Among other things, the bill increases the overtime compensation available for border patrol agents who handle canines, limits the amount of overtime that is credited toward retirement for certain agents, and authorizes specified alternative work schedules for certain agents.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 2776 do?
- H.R. 2776, the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021, would amend Title 5 of the U.S. Code to revise the pay, scheduling, and overtime rules for U.S. Border Patrol agents that were established under the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014. Among other changes, it would adjust the deadlines and procedures for agents' annual elections of pay/work-schedule levels, modify how overtime supplements are counted toward "basic pay" for retirement and other purposes (including a new formula based on an agent's career-average overtime percentage as retirement eligibility approaches), change rules for compensatory time off and unworked scheduled overtime, and allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assign certain agents to new alternative work schedules with specified regular-time and overtime hour structures. It also updates related provisions on overtime rate calculations, the premium pay cap, and retirement annuity computations. The bill primarily affects Border Patrol agents employed by Customs and Border Protection, along with the Office of Personnel Management, which would be directed to issue implementing regulations. Changes would affect how agents' pay, overtime, leave, and retirement benefits are calculated and how their work schedules may be structured. The bill was introduced on April 22, 2021, by Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), with co-sponsors Rep. Herrell and Rep. Cuellar, and was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. It did not receive a vote in the 117th Congress, and under the bill's own terms, any changes would have taken effect 90 days after enactment—an event that did not occur.
- Has H.R. 2776 become law?
- Not yet. As of 22 Apr 2021, H.R. 2776 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 2776?
- H.R. 2776 was sponsored by Rep. Ernest “Tony” Gonzales [R-TX23, 2021-2026] (Republican-TX), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 2776?
- Introduced (22 Apr 2021).
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