H.R. 5660

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5660 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5660

To ensure continuity of pay and allowances for members of the Armed 
Forces in the event of a lapse in appropriations.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 30, 2025

Mrs. Sykes (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Craig, Ms. Brownley, Mr. 
Moulton, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Whitesides, Mr. 
Conaway, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. 
Thanedar, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. McBride, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. 
Ruiz, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. 
Swalwell, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Figures, and Ms. Schrier) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations

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A BILL

To ensure continuity of pay and allowances for members of the Armed 
Forces in the event of a lapse in appropriations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Our Military Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 
2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal 
year 2026 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to--
(1) members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve 
components thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty 
training during such period;
(2) civilian employees 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) whom the Secretary concerned determines 
are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described 
in paragraph (1); and
(3) 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) whom the Secretary concerned determines 
are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described 
in paragraph (1).
(b) Termination.--Appropriations and funds made available and 
authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until the 
first of the following occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a 
continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are 
made available in subsection (a).
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or 
continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any 
appropriation for such purpose.
(3) January 1, 2027.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The terms ``active service'', ``Armed Forces'', and 
``inactive-duty training'' have the meanings given such terms 
in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``reserve components'' means the components 
named in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code.
(3) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
(A) the Secretary of Defense with respect to the 
Department of Defense; and
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect 
to matters concerning the Coast Guard when the Coast 
Guard is not operating as a service in the Department 
of the Navy.
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