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No Tax on Border Patrol Agent Overtime Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that overtime pay provided to certain border patrol agents is qualified overtime compensation.
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the definition of "qualified overtime compensation" to include certain payments made to border patrol agents. Specifically, it includes supplemental pay, premium pay, and overtime pay received by border patrol agents that exceed their regular basic pay, but excludes hazardous duty pay. The change applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jodey C. Arrington’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $28,800
- SIMFLO $19,800
- GRAIL $18,200
- NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA $13,200
- CITY BANK $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jodey C. Arrington → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- May 20, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2026
Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that overtime pay provided to certain border patrol agents is qualified overtime compensation.
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 “No Tax on Border Patrol Agent Overtime Act”.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR BORDER PATROL AGENTS.
(a) In General.—Section 225(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
“(1) In general.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified overtime compensation’ means—
“(A) overtime compensation paid to an individual required under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that is in excess of the regular rate (as used in such section) at which such individual is employed, or
“(B) amounts paid to a border patrol agent (as defined in subsection (a) of section 5550 of title 5, United States Code), other than the hazardous duty pay payable under subsection (c)(3) of such section, that are in excess of the rate of basic pay that would be in effect for such border patrol agent if the rate of basic pay of such border patrol agent were determined without regard to such section, including—
“(i) the supplemental pay described in subsection (b)(2) of such section,
“(ii) the supplemental pay described in subsection (b)(3) of such section,
“(iii) premium pay payable under subsection (c)(1) of such section, and
“(iv) pay for overtime work payable under section 5542(g) of such title.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. <all>
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