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Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · R–NY
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-12 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed U.S. Park Police Modernization Act would replace the basic annual pay schedule for U.S. Park Police officers and members and revise rules for moving between pay steps. It covers positions from private through chief, with special pay limits or formulas for senior ranks. These changes would begin with the first pay period starting on or after enactment.
This Act may be cited as the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act.
The annual rates of basic compensation of officers and members of the United States Park Police, serving in classes corresponding or similar to those in the salary schedule in § 5–541.01 shall be fixed in accordance with the following schedule of rates:
(b) Service step adjustments Section 303(a)(5) of the District of Columbia Police and Fireman’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–543.03(a)(5), D.C. Official Code) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking or 9 and inserting 9, 10, or 11; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking 10 and inserting 12; and (3) by striking subparagraph (D).
1: Private 55,801 59,084 61,808 66,141 70,531 73,244 75,989
The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 5, 7, 8, and 9 is limited to 95 percent of the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
11: Chief, United States Park Police3 183,100
This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The proposed schedule lists annual basic pay for privates ranging from $55,801 to $94,739. It lists separate rates for privates serving as technicians, from $59,149 to $100,423, and pilots, from $59,707 to $101,371. These are basic-pay amounts, rather than a statement of total compensation.
The annual rates of basic compensation of officers and members of the United States Park Police
1: Private 55,801 59,084 61,808 66,141 70,531 73,244 75,989 1: Private (Technician) 59,149 62,629 65,516 70,109 74,763 77,639 80,548 1: Private (Pilot) 59,707 63,220 66,135 70,771 75,468 78,371 81,308
1: Private 78,720 81,448 86,197 89,353 91,995 94,739 1: Private (Technician) 83,443 86,335 91,369 94,714 97,515 100,423 1: Private (Pilot) 84,230 87,149 92,231 95,608 98,435 101,371
Basic pay for lieutenants, captains, inspectors/majors, and deputy chiefs would be capped at 95% of a pay benchmark called level V of the Executive Schedule. The assistant chief's basic pay would equal 95% of that benchmark, and the chief's would equal the full benchmark.
The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 5, 7, 8, and 9 is limited to 95 percent of the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 10 will be equal to 95 percent of the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 11 will be equal to the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
5: Lieutenant1 82,119 86,225 91,205 95,356 7: Captain1 96,453 101,294 106,126 8: Inspector/Major1 9: Deputy Chief1 10: Assistant Chief2 11: Chief, United States Park Police3
The bill would change existing service-step rules by replacing “or 9” with “9, 10, or 11” in one provision, replacing “10” with “12” in another, and deleting subparagraph (D). The existing provisions are not reproduced, so the supplied text does not fully explain how these edits would change advancement between pay steps.
(b) Service step adjustments Section 303(a)(5) of the District of Columbia Police and Fireman’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–543.03(a)(5), D.C. Official Code) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking or 9 and inserting 9, 10, or 11; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking 10 and inserting 12; and (3) by striking subparagraph (D).
Adjustments to Park Police annual basic pay made under the specified existing-law provision on or before January 12, 2025, would be disregarded. The bill does not reproduce that provision, so the source does not establish which adjustments or dollar amounts this would affect.
(c) Prior adjustments disregarded Any adjustments to the annual rates of basic compensation of officers or members of the United States Park Police under section 501(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–545.01(c)(2), D.C. Official Code) on or before January 12, 2025, shall be disregarded.
The pay changes could not be interpreted to limit or reduce payments under section 501(c)(3) of the existing salary law. The supplied text does not describe those protected payments.
(d) Rule of construction This section may not be construed as limiting or reducing any payment under section 501(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–545.01(c)(3), D.C. Official Code).
Section 2 and its amendments would take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after enactment. This is a conditional start date, not a fixed calendar date.
(e) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 19, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 12, 2025. It does not establish the bill's subsequent progress or enactment.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-19T23:41:14Z. 2025-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2025-02-12: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-12. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish what other versions or accompanying materials contain.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This text-only conclusion does not establish formal earmark status in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential exception beyond the pay policy's ordinary coverage was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version.
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