H.R. 5924

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5924 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5924

Making continuing appropriations for the United States Capitol Police 
with respect to a Government shutdown.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 4, 2025

Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations

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A BILL

Making continuing appropriations for the United States Capitol Police 
with respect to a Government shutdown.

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 Capitol Police Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE.

(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--
(1) such sums as are necessary to provide salaries, 
including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government 
contributions for health, retirement, social security, 
professional liability insurance, tuition reimbursement, 
recruitment and retention bonuses, and other applicable 
employee benefits, to--
(A) members of the Capitol Police whom the Chief of 
the Capitol Police determines are excepted employees or 
employees performing emergency work, as those terms are 
defined by the Office of Personnel Management, during 
such period; and
(B) civilian employees of the Capitol Police whom 
the Chief of the Capitol Police determines are 
providing support to the members of the Capitol Police 
described in subparagraph (A); and
(2) such sums as are necessary to provide payment to 
contractors of the Capitol Police whom the Chief of the Capitol 
Police determines are providing support to members of the 
Capitol Police described in paragraph (1)(A).
(b) Interim Continuing Appropriations.--Appropriations made 
available under subsection (a) may not be obligated or expended for the 
Capitol Police during any period during which continuing appropriations 
for the purposes for which amounts are made available under subsection 
(a) are in effect for the Capitol Police.
(c) Charge to Future Appropriations.--Expenditures made pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, 
or authorization whenever an Act in which such applicable 
appropriation, fund, or authorization is included is enacted into law.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION.

Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted 
pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the 
following first occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of appropriations for the 
Capitol Police through September 30, 2026 (including a 
continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are 
made available in section 2.
(2) The enactment into law of appropriations for the 
legislative branch through September 30, 2026 (including a 
continuing appropriation) without any appropriation for such 
purpose.
(3) September 30, 2026.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; SPECIAL RULE.

(a) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect as if enacted on 
October 1, 2025.
(b) Special Rule.--Payments of pay and allowances from amounts 
appropriated under section 2 for any portion of the period beginning on 
October 1, 2025, and ending on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act shall be provided as soon as practicable after such date of 
enactment.
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