Park Police Modernization

Summary#

This bill changes how officers and members of the United States Park Police move through pay grades. It replaces parts of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 with a new, shorter schedule of pay steps and step timings. The bill includes a detailed table of salary classes, step years, and annual pay amounts for positions from Private up to Chief. It also adjusts references to service-step rules, says prior adjustments on or before January 12, 2025, must be disregarded, and states the new rules take effect at the start of the first pay period after the bill becomes law. A separate rule in the bill says it does not limit certain other payments under the salary law.

What it means for you#

  • If you are an officer or member of the Park Police, your step schedule and the timing for step increases would change to the new table in the bill. The table lists specific annual pay amounts for each job class and step. Notes in the table keep some higher-level pay rates tied to a percentage of executive schedule pay.
  • If you are not in the Park Police, the bill text does not show changes for other agencies or employees.

Expenses#

The bill text contains specific annual pay amounts by class and step, but it does not include a total cost estimate or a federal budget score. No publicly available information on the bill’s overall cost or budgetary estimates is included in the provided text.

Proponents' View#

No publicly available information in the bill text about proponents' stated reasons or expected benefits.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information in the bill text about opponents' stated objections or concerns.