Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

Bill: 119-hr-5401
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
Introduced: 2025-09-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-09-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Pay Our Troops Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).</p><p>Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for the pay and allowances of (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period; and (2) civilian personnel and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces.</p><p>If a government shutdown occurs, the bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2027.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5401 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Troops Act of 2026 . 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 interim 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 Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland 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 concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). (b) Secretary concerned defined In this section, 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 respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard. 3. Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority 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 purpose for which amounts are made available in section 2. (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) January 1, 2027.