H.R. 5401 119th Congress House

Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

Official title: Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown.

Introduced: September 16, 2025 Introduced by: Jennifer A. Kiggans Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

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Sep 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Sep 16, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).

Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 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 personnel and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) 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, 2027.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 20

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)
for ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION
for AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION
for FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)
for ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
20 filings
SENATE
20 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
15 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
9 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
8 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
8 filings
Veterans Employment & Training Service
8 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 210

Fedorchak, Julie

North Dakota · Apr 9, 2026

Indiana · Nov 4, 2025

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Nov 4, 2025

Cuellar, Henry

Texas · Nov 4, 2025

Fong, Vince

California · Nov 4, 2025

Jack, Brian

Georgia · Nov 4, 2025

Sherman, Brad

California · Nov 4, 2025

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Nov 4, 2025

Timmons, William R.

South Carolina · Nov 4, 2025

Barr, Andy

Kentucky · Oct 28, 2025

Pocan, Mark

Wisconsin · Oct 28, 2025

Lieu, Ted

California · Oct 24, 2025

McDonald Rivet, Kristen

Michigan · Oct 21, 2025

Vargas, Juan

California · Oct 21, 2025

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Oct 17, 2025

Correa, J. Luis

California · Oct 17, 2025

Dingell, Debbie

Michigan · Oct 17, 2025

Garbarino, Andrew R.

New York · Oct 17, 2025

Gonzalez, Vicente

Texas · Oct 17, 2025

Harder, Josh

California · Oct 17, 2025

McBride, Sarah

Delaware · Oct 17, 2025

McIver, LaMonica

New Jersey · Oct 17, 2025

Schweikert, David

Arizona · Oct 17, 2025

Trahan, Lori

Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2025

Westerman, Bruce

Arkansas · Oct 17, 2025

Carter, John R.

Texas · Oct 14, 2025

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Oct 14, 2025

Crane, Elijah

Arizona · Oct 14, 2025

Edwards, Chuck

North Carolina · Oct 14, 2025

Kelly, Trent

Mississippi · Oct 14, 2025

Landsman, Greg

Ohio · Oct 14, 2025

Mrvan, Frank J.

Indiana · Oct 14, 2025

Ruiz, Raul

California · Oct 14, 2025

Veasey, Marc A.

Texas · Oct 14, 2025

Brownley, Julia

California · Oct 10, 2025

Cammack, Kat

Florida · Oct 10, 2025

Comer, James

Kentucky · Oct 10, 2025

Deluzio, Christopher R.

Pennsylvania · Oct 10, 2025

Dunn, Neal P.

Florida · Oct 10, 2025

Gooden, Lance

Texas · Oct 10, 2025

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Oct 10, 2025

Hernández, Pablo Jose

Puerto Rico · Oct 10, 2025

Himes, James A.

Connecticut · Oct 10, 2025

Jackson, Jonathan L.

Illinois · Oct 10, 2025

Jacobs, Sara

California · Oct 10, 2025

Khanna, Ro

California · Oct 10, 2025

Kiley, Kevin

California · Oct 10, 2025

LaHood, Darin

Illinois · Oct 10, 2025

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