# 119-hr-8917: No Tax on Border Patrol Agent Overtime Act

119-hr-8917, No Tax on Border Patrol Agent Overtime Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8917
- As of: 2026-10-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8917
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Tax on Border Patrol Agent Overtime Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Treat certain Border Patrol overtime and premium pay as 'qualified overtime compensation' for tax purposes.** This bill would change the Internal Revenue Code to redefine "qualified overtime compensation" for section 225(c)(1). It creates two exclusive categories: overtime covered by section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act and amounts paid to Border Patrol agents as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5550(a) that exceed basic pay calculated without regard to section 5550. The Border Patrol category explicitly includes supplemental pay under 5550(b)(2) and 5550(b)(3), premium pay under 5550(c)(1), and overtime under 5 U.S.C. 5542(g). Hazardous duty pay under 5550(c)(3) is excluded. The rule would apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower taxes on overtime pay: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would let certain overtime pay count as "qualified overtime compensation" for tax rules. It would include overtime under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act that is above the worker's regular rate. It would also include certain Border Patrol pay above basic pay if 5 U.S.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8917 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8917)

## Related
- [119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8917 (as of 2026-10-08).