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S. 1691 · 113th Congress · 2013–2014

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014

S. 1691 in the 113th Congress (2013–2014) became law — introduced on Nov 13, 2013, sponsored by Jon Tester with 5 co-sponsors.

During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Status
Became law
Introduced
Nov 13, 2013
Co-sponsors
5
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Public law
Public Law 113-277

What it does

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) States as the purposes of this Act: (1) strengthening U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and ensuring that border patrol agents are sufficiently ready to conduct necessary work and will perform overtime hours in excess of a 40-hour workweek based on the needs of CBP, and (2) ensuring CBP has the flexibility to cover shift changes and retains the right to assign schedu…

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.

Sponsor

Jon Tester (D-MT). Co-sponsors: 1 Democrat, 4 Republicans.

Where it stands

  • IntroducedNov 13, 2013
  • Passed the SenateSep 18, 2014
  • Passed the HouseDec 10, 2014
  • Sent to the PresidentDec 12, 2014
  • Became lawDec 18, 2014

Latest action: Became Public Law No: 113-277. (Dec 18, 2014)

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