Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026
Latest action · Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 50
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2026 to Sep 2, 2026; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jan 13, 2026 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 5, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Mark B. Messmer | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Mar 19, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Mar 19, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Sep 2, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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. 172, no. 9, January 13, 2026, page H718.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3626 | Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026 | Identical bill | Jan 13, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to improve recruitment and retention of Federal correctional officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2026Introduced 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.
