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H.R. 3205 108th Congress House

Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003

Official title: To provide for a report on the parity of pay and benefits among Federal law enforcement officers and to establish an exchange program between Federal law enfor… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for a report on the parity of pay and benefits among Federal law enforcement officers and to establish an exchange program between Federal law enforcement employees and State and local law enforcement employees.

Introduced: November 18, 2003 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement CongressCongressional reporting requirementsFederal law enforcement officersFederal-local relations
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Federal-state relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsLabor and EmploymentLabor contractsLaw enforcement officersPay equityPolicePosition classificationTransfer of employees
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Oct 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
Sep 30, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Sep 30, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003 - Requires the Office of Personnel Management to report to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and appropriate congressional committees and subcommittees on: (1) a comparison of classifications, pay, and benefits among Federal law enforcement officers; and (2) recommendations for ensuring the elimination of disparities in such classifications, pay, and benefits.

Directs the President to establish an employee exchange program between Federal agencies that perform law enforcement functions and State and local agencies that perform such functions.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 18, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3205: Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3205/
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