About the bill
H.R. 3731, would remove certain limits on overtime pay earned by employees of the Secret Service who either provided protective services in calendar year 2017 or will provide them in 2018.
Under current law, the Secret Service are prohibited from being paid overtime after reaching the maximum annual salary for the pay rate of GS-15. The Service recently reported more than 1,000 agents—a third of the workforce—have already maxed-out on their annual overtime and salary under this pay cap.
Similar legislation was enacted in the 114th Congress to fund overtime pay for 1,400 Secret Service employees in during the 2016 presidential campaign year.
Sponsor and status
John Katko
Sponsor. Representative for New York's 24th congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Apr 3, 2018
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on April 3, 2018.
15 Cosponsors (10 Republicans, 5 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“bipartisan Katko legislation signed into law”
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Rep. John Katko [R-NY24]
(Sponsor)
on Apr 6, 2018
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - December 8, 2017”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Dec 11, 2017
“On the House Floor This Week - 12/4/17”
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Rep. John Delaney [D-MD6, 2013-2018]
on Dec 4, 2017
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What stakeholders are saying
History
H.R. 3731 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3731. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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