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Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act

Bill Number
H.R. 5260
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Immigration
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-09-10: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Last Updated
2025-10-29T08:05:48Z

Official Summary

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act

This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees who are required to work during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) in FY2026.

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to CBP for the salaries and expenses of agents of the U.S. Border Patrol and officers of the Office of Field Operations who are excepted from furlough (i.e., required to work) during a lapse in discretionary appropriations in FY2026. 

Sponsor

Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

Cosponsors (32)

Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24], Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1], Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3], Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7], Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2], Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38], Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1], Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13], Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8], Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1], Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6], Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6], Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4], Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2], Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6], Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3], Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1], Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3], Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8], Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6], Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3], Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]

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