HR 1676 108th Congress House

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay Equity and Reform Act

Official title: To amend chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, to exclude availability pay for Federal criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay; to modif… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, to exclude availability pay for Federal criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay; to modify levels of special pay adjustments for Federal law enforcement officers in certain areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2003 See on congress.gov

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May 13, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Apr 8, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Apr 8, 2003

Introduced in House

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Latest action May 13, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay Equity and Reform Act - Excludes availability pay for Federal criminal investigators from premium pay limitations.

Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to increase the Federal special pay differential for Federal law enforcement officers employed in specified metropolitan statistical areas.

Requires a study by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding the need for, and potential benefits of, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers (including officers serving in or under the Federal Bureau of Investigation). Authorizes OPM to implement a demonstration project for such a system.

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Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 13

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Jan 28, 2004

RADANOVICH, GEORGE

· Sep 24, 2003

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Sep 4, 2003

California · Jul 9, 2003

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Jun 18, 2003

DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN

· Jun 10, 2003

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jun 3, 2003

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · May 22, 2003

Lofgren, Zoe

California · May 19, 2003

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Apr 30, 2003

SANDLIN, MAX

· Apr 30, 2003

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