Federal Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act
This bill provides continuing FY2026 appropriations to pay federal firefighters if a government shutdown is in effect. It also prohibits the firefighters from being subject to a reduction in force (RIF) during a government shutdown.
Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2026 appropriations to provide pay and allowances to federal firefighters during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown). The bill provides the appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2027.
The bill also prohibits federal firefighters from being removed from the civil service due to a RIF during a government shutdown.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Oct 31, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2025 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2025Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 160, September 30, 2025, page H4509.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure continuity of pay and allowances for Federal firefighters and protect Federal firefighters from reductions in force in the event of a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
