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More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 2006

Introduced: September 20, 2006 Introduced by: Rogers, Mike D. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 20, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to the House Committees on Homeland Security and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a plan to determine how the Border Patrol can better recruit and retain agents with the appropriate skills and training.

Requires such plan to include: (1) recruitment and retention strategies; and (2) assessments of the impact of pay levels and duty station transfer opportunities upon recruitment and retention.

Amends federal law to authorize the Secretary (for five years) to pay a: (1) bonus to an individual to recruit Border Patrol agents; and (2) retention bonus to Border Patrol agents.

Authorizes the Secretary (for five years) to appoint annuitants to Border Patrol positions.
What's happening now September 20, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6160 Related bill More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 2006
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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 20, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6116: More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6116/
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"H.R. 6116: More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6116/.
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H.R. 6116, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6116/.
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