H.R. 10070

Summary

H.R. 10070, the Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 10, 2026 by Rep. Garland Barr (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Aug 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 10070 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 10070 IH: Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-08-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 10070  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 10, 2026   Mr. Barr  (for himself and  Mr. McGuire ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of border patrol agents for certain overtime pay, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act  .
2.
Expansion of eligibility for certain overtime pay for border patrol agents
Section 5550(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the subsection heading, by striking
GS–12  ; and
(2)
in paragraph (1), by striking  encumbering a position at grade GS–12 .

Tracker

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To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of border patrol agents for certain overtime pay, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Garland Barr (R) sponsors H.R. 10070, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Garland Barr

Rep. · R–KY-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Aug 10, 2026

John McGuire

Rep. · R–VA-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 10, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 10070 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Aug 10, 2026 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 10070 has taken 2 actions since Aug 10, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 10070 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 10070 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of border patrol agents for certain overtime pay, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act — Display Title
• Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 10070 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 10070’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 10070, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 131 (Monday, August 10, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARR:H.R. 10070.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H5230]

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