Pay Our Troops Act
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Pay Our Troops Act
This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2025 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).
Specifically, the bill provides FY2025 continuing appropriations for the pay and allowances of (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period; and (2) civilian employees and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces.
If a government shutdown occurs, the bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2026.
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9699: Pay Our Troops Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9699/
"H.R. 9699: Pay Our Troops Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9699/.
H.R. 9699, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9699/.
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