Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act

This bill would provide money from the U.S. Treasury to pay certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees if the federal government shuts down during fiscal year 2026. It covers U.S. Border Patrol agents and Office of Field Operations officers who are required to keep working during a shutdown. The funding would cover their salaries and expenses for any period when regular discretionary funding lapses, starting on or after the date the bill becomes law. The amount is not capped and would be whatever sums are necessary.

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Sponsors

• Monica De La Cruz Republican sponsor
• 31 cosponsors