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HR 10298 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Keep our Correctional Officers Paid Act

Introduced: December 4, 2024 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Dec 5, 2024
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6377)
Dec 4, 2024
Introduced in House
Dec 4, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep our Correctional Officers Paid Act

This bill provides appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees who are required to work during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to BOP for the salaries and expenses of any correctional staff who are excepted from furlough (i.e., required to work) during a lapse in discretionary appropriations during any fiscal year that begins on or after the enactment date for this bill.

What's happening now December 5, 2024

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6377)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Dec 4, 2024
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Dec 4, 2024
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 4, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10298: Keep our Correctional Officers Paid Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10298/
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"H.R. 10298: Keep our Correctional Officers Paid Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10298/.
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