S. 1683: Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003
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S. 1683: Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003
108th Congress · introduced 2003-09-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-196.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-09-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-196. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003 - Requires the Office of Personnel Management to report to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and appropriate congressional committees and subcommittees on: (1) a comparison of classifications, pay, and benefits among Federal law enforcement officers; and (2) recommendations for ensuring the elimination of disparities in such classifications, pay, and benefits. Directs the President to establish an employee exchange program between Federal agencies that perform law enforcement functions and State and local agencies that perform such functions.
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Official text
Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1683, Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003 (2003-10-28); CBO cost estimate: S. 1683, Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003 (2003-10-28)
Cosponsors on this site
Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s1683.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s1683 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108