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Combating Online Fentanyl Trafficking Act
To establish incentive pay for positions requiring specialized skills to combat fentanyl trafficking, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Attorney General to offer incentive pay to Department of Justice employees in positions requiring specialized cyber skills for combating fentanyl trafficking. The incentive pay may be up to 25 percent of an employee's basic pay and is intended to help attract and retain personnel with expertise in computers, computer networks, information technology, and the internet for positions focused on detecting, preventing, or prosecuting fentanyl trafficking. The incentive pay is excluded from certain pay limitations but is counted as part of basic pay for retirement purposes. The authority is subject to the availability of appropriations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joe Neguse’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK $31,726
- HOLLAND & HART $17,400
- ELEVATIONS CREDIT UNION $14,600
- FOUNDRY GROUP $14,200
- DISH NETWORK $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Jul 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jul 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 21, 2025
Mr. Neguse (for himself and Ms. Lee of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To establish incentive pay for positions requiring specialized skills to combat fentanyl trafficking, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Combating Online Fentanyl Trafficking Act”.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORITIES FOR POSITIONS REQUIRING SPECIALIZED SKILLS TO COMBAT FENTANYL TRAFFICKING.
(a) Definition.—In this Act, the term “cyber skills” means expertise in computers, computer networks, information technology, or the internet.
(b) Incentive Pay.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General shall provide incentive pay, in an amount that is not more than 25 percent of the basic pay of the individual, to any individual appointed to a position in the Department of Justice that requires significant cyber skills to aid in the detection, prevention, or prosecution of fentanyl trafficking.
(c) Limitations.—Any incentive pay received under subsection (b) by an individual in a position in the Department of Justice—
(1) shall be disregarded in calculating the aggregate of the basic pay and premium pay paid to the individual for purposes of the pay period limitation and the annual limitation under section 5547 of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) shall be treated as part of basic pay for purposes of section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code. <all>
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