Combating Online Fentanyl Trafficking Act
Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create incentive pay for Department of Justice cyber staff to help detect, prevent, and prosecute online fentanyl trafficking.
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- Workers: DOJ employees with required cyber skills could receive incentive pay up to 25% of basic pay to help attract and keep technical talent. Payments are available only if Congress appropriates funds.
- Public safety: The change aims to boost DOJ capacity to find and stop online fentanyl trafficking by rewarding specialized digital expertise.
- Federal pay and benefits: Incentive pay would not count toward certain federal pay caps and would be treated as part of basic pay for federal retirement calculations.
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Up to 25% pay boost for DOJ cyber staff
If enacted, the Attorney General could pay up to 25% extra basic pay to people appointed to DOJ jobs that need strong cyber skills to fight fentanyl trafficking online. Congress would need to provide funding for these payments. The extra pay would be ignored for some pay-period and annual pay caps. It would count as basic pay for retirement calculations. "Cyber skills" would mean expertise with computers, networks, information technology, or the internet.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Cosponsors
Lee (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Roll Call Votes
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