Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act of 2026

Bill: 119-hr-5398
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2025-09-16
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
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 Homeland Defenders Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill provides continuing appropriations for the salaries of certain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 or FY2027 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).</p><p>If there is a government shutdown in FY2026 or FY2027, the bill provides continuing appropriations to provide pay and allowances to&nbsp;</p><ul><li>DHS law enforcement personnel;</li><li>DHS employees or contractors who are necessary to carry out this bill, including employees or contractors involved in the administrative, payroll, distribution, accounting, and commercial accounts functions; and</li><li>members, civilian personnel, and contractors of the&nbsp;U.S. Coast Guard.</li></ul><p>The bill provides the appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2027.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2025 Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Ms. Boebert , Ms. Tenney , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Bean of Florida , and Mrs. Bice ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To provide salary and expenses for Department of Homeland Security personnel during a Government shutdown during fiscal year 2026 or fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act of 2026 . 2. Continuing appropriations for DHS employees during Government shutdown (a) In general There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 or fiscal year 2027 are not in effect such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to— (1) law enforcement personnel of the Department of Homeland Security during such period, including any personnel within classification series 0083, 1801, 1802, 1811, 1881, 1895, 1896, or 2181 (or any successor series); (2) any Department of Homeland Security employees or contractors that the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out this subsection, including employees or contractors involved in the administrative, payroll, distribution, accounting, and commercial accounts functions; and (3) members, civilian personnel, and contractors of the United States Coast Guard during such period, to the extent not otherwise provided for by law. (b) Termination Appropriations and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall remain available until the earlier of the following: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing resolution) for any of the purposes described in subsection (a). (2) The enactment into law of a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution without an appropriation for those purposes. (3) January 1, 2027.