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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5849

Introduced

USCP Act

Sponsor
DShomari Figures· Alabama
Introduced
October 28, 2025
Policy area
Congress
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.October 28, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5849 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5849

To provide for the payment of salaries to employees of the United 
States Capitol Police during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 28, 2025

Mr. Figures (for himself, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Bell, Mr. Carter of 
Louisiana, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Fields, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. Craig, Mr. Riley of New York, Mr. Carson, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Goldman 
of New York, and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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A BILL

To provide for the payment of salaries to employees of the United 
States Capitol Police during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, 
and for other purposes.

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 ``Uninterrupted Salaries for Capitol 
Police Act'' or the ``USCP Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR SALARIES OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE DURING 
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, during any lapse in discretionary 
appropriations beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, such sums as are necessary for the salary and expenses of 
employees of the United States Capitol Police.
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