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Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act of 2026

Bill Number
H.R. 5398
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-09-16: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Last Updated
2025-10-25T08:05:45Z

Official Summary

Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act of 2026

This bill provides continuing appropriations for the salaries of certain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 or FY2027 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).

If there is a government shutdown in FY2026 or FY2027, the bill provides continuing appropriations to provide pay and allowances to 

The bill provides the appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2027.

Sponsor

Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]

Cosponsors (24)

Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4], Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24], Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2], Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1], Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4], Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5], Rep. James, John [R-MI-10], Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38], Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1], Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8], Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23], Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6], Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6], Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21], Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5], Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2], Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2], Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3], Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8], Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7]

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