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H.R. 8805119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 13, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 8805 raises immigration officer pay by 25% and adds fees up to $298 on wire transfers to certain countries.
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HR 8805 would give federal immigration enforcement officers an annual lump-sum bonus equal to 25 percent of their base salary, with an additional 15 percent for officers working in designated higher-risk metro areas including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington DC. The bill would also add surcharges on wire transfers sent from the US to specific foreign countries, including a flat $199 fee for transfers to countries such as Haiti, Somalia, Iran, and Yemen, and a $99 fee for transfers to any country where more than 2 percent of visa holders have overstayed. Both surcharges can apply at the same time, stacking on top of an existing 1 percent tax.
Federal immigration enforcement officers working on identifying, arresting, detaining, or removing people without legal status would see a significant pay increase. People in the US who send money to relatives or others in the listed countries would face substantially higher transfer fees.
Officers in the named metro areas would receive a combined 40 percent bonus because those locations are classified as higher-risk, and additional cities could be added later based on crime levels or documented threats to officers. People who regularly send remittances to the listed countries would pay up to $298 in flat surcharges per transfer, beyond the existing 1 percent tax, with no cap or exemption specified in the summary.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.