To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 16, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to revise the special pay adjustments for (percentage differentials payable to) federal law enforcement officers in specified consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Includes Capitol Police as law enforcement officers under such Act.
Eliminates the limitation on the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay with respect to availability pay for federal criminal investigators.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 19, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Dec 19, 2007 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jan 16, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Dec 19, 2007Introduced in House
- Dec 19, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-144 | IN SEARCH OF EQUITY: AN EXAMINATION OF LOCALITY PAY117 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jun 26, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
