# 117-hr-5761: Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act

117-hr-5761, Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5761
- Congress: 117
- Title: Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2021-10-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5761 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5761)

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