Keep our Correctional Officers Paid Act

Bill: 118-hr-10298
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2024-12-04
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6377)

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-12-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Keep our Correctional Officers Paid Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees who are required to work during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).</p><p>Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to BOP for the salaries and expenses of any correctional staff who are excepted from furlough (i.e., required to work) during a lapse in discretionary appropriations during any fiscal year that begins on or after the enactment date for this bill.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10298 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2024 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mr. Smith of Washington , and Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Bureau of Prison employees working during a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep our Correctional Officers Paid Act . 2. Payment of salaries of certain Bureau of Prisons employees working during a Federal Government shutdown Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated such sums as are necessary to pay, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations during any fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this section, the salaries and expenses of any correctional staff of the Bureau of Prisons excepted from furlough during such lapse.