Pay Our Military Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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
Pay Our Military Act
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 or inactive-duty training during the period; and (2) civilian employees and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) 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.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Nov 4, 2025 |
Committees 1
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 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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 H4510.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-5 | AMERICAN INNOVATION AND THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS194 pages | Agriculture Committee | Apr 9, 2025–Jun 4, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3060 | Paychecks for Patriots Act of 2025 | Related bill | Oct 28, 2025 |
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 members of the Armed Forces in the event of a lapse in appropriations.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Pay Our Military Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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.
