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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5401

Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

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Introduced 2025-09-16Topic: veterans military · budget

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Pay Our Troops Act of 2026 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). 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. 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.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-09-16HouseReferred to the House Committee on Appropriations.refer
2025-09-16Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-09-16Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.