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H.R. 1916 119th Congress House

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025

Official title: Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2025 Introduced by: Monica De La Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Mar 6, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025

This bill provides FY2025 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 FY2025.

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 FY2025. 

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 Lobbying activity 15

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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 8, 2025
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Van Orden, Derrick
Wisconsin · Mar 14, 2025
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 10, 2025
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Maloy, Celeste
Utah · Mar 10, 2025
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Bresnahan, Robert P.
Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2025
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 6, 2025
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Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Mar 6, 2025
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Mar 6, 2025
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Mar 6, 2025
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Gill, Brandon
Texas · Mar 6, 2025
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Gonzales, Tony
Texas · Mar 6, 2025
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Gooden, Lance
Texas · Mar 6, 2025
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Mar 6, 2025
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2025
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Luttrell, Morgan
Texas · Mar 6, 2025
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Mar 6, 2025
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Mar 6, 2025
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 6, 2025
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Mar 6, 2025
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Mar 6, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1916: Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1916/
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"H.R. 1916: Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1916/.
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H.R. 1916, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1916/.
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