# 119-hr-8844: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act

119-hr-8844, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8844
- Congress: 119
- Title: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Corrects retirement eligibility and annuity payments for certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.** It treats people who got a tentative CBP officer offer before July 6, 2008 but began duty on or after that date as officers on July 6, 2008 for a 2008 law, securing a minimum annuity and an exemption from mandatory retirement. - Eligible officers and retirees will be entitled to the minimum annuity under the 2008 rule and can avoid mandatory retirement. Retirees will receive retroactive annuity adjustments. - The Secretary of Homeland Security must list and notify eligible people and send OPM the needed information within 120 days. OPM will make the annuity corrections and issue guidance, and the Secretary may waive the maximum entry age to preserve immediate retirement eligibility. - The Comptroller General will review CBP hiring practices, eligibility controls, personnel file use, and executive HR training and will report findings to specified congressional committees within 18 months.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Corrected retirement pay for CBP officers: benefit, high. If enacted, people who got a tentative CBP officer offer before July 6, 2008 and started duty on or after July 6, 2008 because of that offer would be treated as serving on July 6, 2008 for certain retirement rules. Those eligible would be entitled to the minimum annuity amount required by the 2008…
- GAO review of CBP hiring: benefit, low. If enacted, the Comptroller General would review CBP hiring practices tied to the retirement benefit changes in this bill. The review would check how CBP decides who qualifies, internal controls to ensure only eligible employees get benefits, policies on using personnel files for retirement law com…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8844 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8844)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3001)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8844 (as of 2026-09-21).