H.R. 8844 119th Congress House

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act

Official title: To correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers.

Introduced: May 15, 2026 Introduced by: Brian K. Fitzpatrick Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement officers

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 20, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

May 20, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

May 18, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

May 15, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

May 15, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now May 20, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

Hearings & markups 1

the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8096, Duplication Scoring Act of 2026; …
Markup May 20, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
for FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
3 filings
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
3 filings
SENATE
3 filings
White House Office
3 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
2 filings
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
2 filings
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Golden, Jared F.

Maine · May 15, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8844: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8844/

MLA

"H.R. 8844: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8844/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 8844, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8844/.

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