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Danger Pay for U.S. Marshals Act

Introduced: May 7, 2020 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Danger Pay for U.S. Marshals Act

This bill prohibits the Department of State from denying a request from the U.S. Marshals Service for danger pay. (Danger pay is a form of additional compensation for federal employees who are working in a foreign area and who are under threat of physical harm or imminent danger as a result of civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, or wartime conditions.)

What's happening now May 7, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5706 Identical bill Danger Pay for U.S. Marshals Act
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3661: Danger Pay for U.S. Marshals Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3661/
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"S. 3661: Danger Pay for U.S. Marshals Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3661/.
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S. 3661, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3661/.
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