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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5401 
Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a 
Government shutdown. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. MACE, Mr. 
KEAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mrs. LUNA, Ms. PEREZ, Mr. 
MOYLAN, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. MILLS, Mr. 
HUIZENGA, Mr. EZELL, Mr. MESSMER, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. BACON, 
Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. TRAN, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MURPHY, 
Mr. GRAVES, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. CRANK, Mr. BELL, 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. STRONG, Mr. 
BRESNAHAN, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. SCHMIDT, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. GOLDEN 
of Maine, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. MCGUIRE, Mr. 
WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. HURD of Colorado, Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, 
Ms. GOODLANDER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN 
of Florida, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. 
FINSTAD, and Mr. SELF) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the 
event of a Government shutdown. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pay Our Troops Act 
of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated for 
fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, for any period during which in-
terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are 
not in effect— 
(1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as 
defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United 
States Code), including reserve components thereof, 
who perform active service during such period; 
(2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to the civilian personnel of the De-
partment of Defense (and the Department of Home-
land Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom 
the Secretary concerned determines are providing 
support to members of the Armed Forces described 
in paragraph (1); and 
(3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to contractors of the Department of 
Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security 
in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary 
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concerned determines are providing support to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces described in paragraph 
(1). 
(b) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to 
matters concerning the Department of Defense; and 
(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with re-
spect to matters concerning the Coast Guard. 
SEC. 3. TERMINATION. 
Appropriations and funds made available and author-
ity granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until 
whichever of the following first occurs: 
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 
(including a continuing appropriation) for any pur-
pose for which amounts are made available in sec-
tion 2. 
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable 
regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 
other Act without any appropriation for such pur-
pose. 
(3) January 1, 2027. 
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