H.R. 5660 – Pay Our Military Act

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The Pay Our Military Act would make sure that members of the armed forces, reserve components, DoD civilian employees, and certain contractors keep receiving their pay and allowances even if Congress fails to pass a FY 2026 appropriations bill on time. It does this by letting the Treasury provide the needed funds temporarily, ending when a proper appropriation is enacted, when an appropriation excludes those funds, or by Jan. 1, 2027.

Key Provisions

If the FY 2026 appropriations for the military are not in place, the bill allows the Treasury to provide the money needed to keep paying service members, reserve personnel, DoD civilian staff, and certain contractors until an appropriation is finally enacted.
The funding continues only until one of three things happens: a regular or continuing appropriation is passed, an appropriation is passed that does not include money for these pay and allowances, or January 1, 2027, whichever comes first.
The Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard when it isn’t part of the Navy) decides which civilian employees and contractors qualify for this emergency pay.

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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Appropriations Committee

September 30, 2025

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Introduced in House

September 30, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Appropriations Committee

September 30, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 30, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5660

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 30, 2025

Mrs. Sykes (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Craig, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Whitesides, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. McBride, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Figures, and Ms. Schrier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

A BILL

To ensure continuity of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces in the event of a lapse in appropriations.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Military Act.

2.

Continuing appropriations for pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces

(a)

In general

There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to—

(1)

members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during such period;

(2)

civilian employees 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) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1); and

(3)

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) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1).

(b)

Termination

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

(1)

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

(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, 2027.

(c)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

The terms active service, Armed Forces, and inactive-duty training have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.

(2)

The term reserve components means the components named in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code.

(3)

The term Secretary concerned means—

(A)

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

(B)

the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.