Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026

This bill would give Bureau of Prisons correctional officers a special base rate of pay equal to their regular federal base pay plus 35 percent, capped at the pay level for level V of the Executive Schedule. It would also have the Attorney General raise wages by 35 percent for certain hourly prison workers at grade 9 or below of the Federal Wage System who supervise or have direct contact with inmates. The higher pay would count as basic pay for retirement, overtime, and other purposes. These pay increases would end after 5 years unless the Justice Department's Inspector General finds the Bureau of Prisons has made measurable progress in ending the use of non-custodial staff as officers and reducing mandatory overtime.

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Sponsors

• Jeanne Shaheen Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors