A bill to provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown.

This bill would give a one-time extra payment to federal employees who worked without pay during the lapse in funding for the Department of Homeland Security that began on February 14, 2026. The payment would equal 10 percent of the employee's hourly basic pay rate multiplied by the number of hours they worked without pay during the lapse. Employees who received any pay during the lapse for work done in that period would not qualify. Each agency head would have to make the payment no later than 1 day after the funding lapse ends.

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Sponsors

• Ruben Gallego Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors