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HR 556 109th Congress House

To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Latest action February 2, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to revise the special pay adjustments for (percentage differentials payable to) Federal law enforcement officers in specified consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Includes Capitol Police as law enforcement officers under such Act.

Eliminates the limitation on the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay with respect to availability pay for Federal criminal investigators.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 19 Republican 8
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 18, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 10, 2005
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· May 3, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Apr 26, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 20, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 14, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Mar 14, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 14, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 8, 2005
CAMP, DAVE
· Feb 15, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Feb 15, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 15, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 8, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 8, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 8, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 8, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 8, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Feb 2, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 2, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Feb 2, 2005
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 2, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2005
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Feb 2, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Feb 2, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Feb 2, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 2, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Feb 2, 2005
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 2, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2005
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Feb 2, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 2, 2005
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 2, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 2, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Feb 2, 2005
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 556: To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-556/
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"H.R. 556: To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-556/.
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H.R. 556, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-556/.
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[H.R. 556: To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-556/)
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