H.R. 1932House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Pay Our Troops Act of 2025

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The Pay Our Troops Act of 2025 makes sure that members of the armed forces, their supporting civilian staff, and defense contractors continue to receive pay if a government shutdown occurs in fiscal year 2025. It does this by allowing the Treasury to use any unallocated money for these payments until a new appropriations bill is passed or the deadline of January 1 2026 is reached.

Key Provisions

If a government shutdown occurs during FY 2025, the bill allows the use of any unspent Treasury money to keep paying active‑duty service members, reserve members on active duty, and civilian Defense (and Coast Guard) personnel who are supporting those troops.
The same authority extends to contractors who are providing support to the armed forces, ensuring they also receive pay during a shutdown.
The Secretary of Defense (for the DoD) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (for the Coast Guard) decide which civilian personnel and contractors qualify for the continued pay.
These emergency payments stop when a regular or continuing appropriations bill is enacted, when an appropriations act is passed that does not include these funds, or on January 1 2026—whichever happens first.

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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Appropriations Committee

March 6, 2025

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Introduced in House

March 6, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Appropriations Committee

March 6, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 6, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1932

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 6, 2025

Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

A BILL

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

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Troops Act of 2025.

Continuing appropriations for members of the Armed Forces

(a)

In general

There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2025 are not in effect—

(1)

such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code), including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during such period;

(2)

such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1); and

(3)

such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1).

(b)

Secretary concerned defined

In this section, the term Secretary concerned means—

(1)

the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning the Department of Defense; and

(2)

the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard.

Termination

Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:

(1)

The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 2.

(2)

The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose.

(3)

January 1, 2026.