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S. 3199 116th Congress Senate

Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to amend section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure appropriate compensation for certain hours of overtime work by border patrol agents.

Introduced: January 15, 2020 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Border security and unlawful immigrationDepartment of Homeland SecurityGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officersWages and earnings
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Jan 15, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 15, 2020
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 Latest action January 15, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020

This bill changes how border patrol agents receive overtime pay when working up to 100 hours in a two-week period. For hours worked above 80, an agent is compensated at a rate of at least 150% of the agent's regular hourly rate.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 85 Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act
  • HR 2335 Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3199: Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3199/
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"S. 3199: Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3199/.
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S. 3199, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3199/.
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