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H.R. 3731 (115th): Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018

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About the bill

Source: Republican Policy Committee

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

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John Katko

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 24th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Mar 23, 2018
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Sep 11, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Apr 3, 2018

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on April 3, 2018.

Law
Pub.L. 115-160
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Congress.gov

Position statements

What legislators are saying

“bipartisan Katko legislation signed into law”
    — Rep. John Katko [R-NY24] (Sponsor) on Apr 6, 2018

“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - December 8, 2017”
    — Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP0] on Dec 11, 2017

“On the House Floor This Week - 12/4/17”
    — Rep. John Delaney [D-MD6, 2013-2018] on Dec 4, 2017

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates H.R. 3731 will add $20 million in new spending through 2027.

History

Sep 11, 2017
 
Introduced

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Sep 13, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Dec 4, 2017
 
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Dec 5, 2017
 
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Mar 19, 2018
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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Mar 21, 2018
 
House Agreed to Changes

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Apr 3, 2018
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

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 enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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