Congress·In Progress·H.R. 8844

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act

Retirement Fix for Customs and Border Protection Officers

May 15·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the House committee stage after being approved by a committee vote on May 19, 2026. It is actively moving forward as it waits for further review by the House committees. No companion bill has been identified for this legislation.

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Could go either way

This is a bipartisan technical correction bill, which usually has a good chance of passing, though it must still compete for time on the legislative calendar.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 7869 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 7869 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill fixes a mistake that kept some Customs and Border Protection officers from getting their full retirement benefits. It applies to officers who were offered a job before July 6, 2008, but did not actually start working until after that date.
Affected officers will now receive higher monthly retirement payments and will not be forced to retire at a certain age. The government will also provide back pay to officers who have already retired but were receiving the lower, incorrect amount.
The Department of Homeland Security must identify everyone who qualifies for these benefits within 120 days. They will work with the personnel office to make sure every officer on the list gets the correct amount of money moving forward.
Government investigators will also look into why this mistake happened. They will check how the agency handles hiring and personnel files to make sure future employees receive the benefits they were promised when they were hired.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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May 20, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

May 20, 2026House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.

May 15, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

May 15, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act

Bill NumberHR 8844

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

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