Senate bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-277

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014

S. 1691Introduced Nov 13, 2013Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Dec 18, 2014.

Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester D-MT

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 13, 2013
Committee actionJun 25, 2014
Passed SenateSep 18, 2014 · by voice vote
Passed HouseDec 10, 2014 · by voice vote
To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
Became lawDec 18, 2014

Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-277.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1691.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1691, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014” on July 30, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2014”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 30, 2014 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45609
CBO publication date
July 30, 2014
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1691, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1691
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 10, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-248 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on August 26, 2014.
Source: Congress.gov, reported August 26, 2014 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/248
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1691, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1691
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 10, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat

4 of 5 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.

Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), John Cornyn (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), John McCain (R-AZ).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester.

Sponsor’s state and district

Montana in Congress

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