H.R. 5742
IntroducedBOPEN Act of 2025
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5742
To provide for the payment of staff of the Bureau of Prisons.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 10, 2025
Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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A BILL
To provide for the payment of staff of the Bureau of Prisons.
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 ``Bureau of Prisons Earnings Now Act of 2025'' or as the ``BOPEN Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF STAFF OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.
(a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 or fiscal year 2027 are not in effect such sums are necessary for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Prisons.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply in the case of any officer of the Bureau of Prisons who is required to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. <all>