Senate bill S849-118

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of pay for certain law enforcement employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.

• Last activity on Mar 16, 2023

• Introduced Mar 16, 2023

• By Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]

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This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of pay for Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officers under certain circumstances. The bill outlines the circumstances under which Interior may set this special rate of pay, such as a finding by Interior that recruitment or retention efforts are or likely to become significantly handicapped due to the remoteness of the area involved or the undesirability of the working conditions.

Senate Actions

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Mar. 16 2023	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Mar. 16 2023	Introduced in Senate

Senate bill S849-118

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of pay for certain law enforcement employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.

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