Introduced:
Sep 10, 2025
Policy Area:
Immigration
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Latest Action
Sep 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2025
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<p><strong>Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides FY2026 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 FY2026.</p><p>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 FY2026. </p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Sep 10, 2025
Subjects (1)
Immigration
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (20 of 32)
(R-TX)
Oct 3, 2025
Oct 3, 2025
(R-AZ)
Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
(R-PA)
Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
(R-SC)
Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
(R-NJ)
Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
(D-NV)
Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
(R-TX)
Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
(R-FL)
Sep 30, 2025
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(R-PA)
Sep 30, 2025
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(R-IA)
Sep 30, 2025
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(R-PA)
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(R-FL)
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(R-NY)
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(R-TN)
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(R-TX)
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Sep 15, 2025
(R-WI)
Sep 10, 2025
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(R-NY)
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(R-FL)
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(R-IA)
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Full Bill Text
Length: 1,781 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Sep 10, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:27 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5260 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5260
Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S.
Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government
shutdown in fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Patronis, Mr. Van Orden,
Mr. Fry, and Mrs. Hinson) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S.
Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government
shutdown in fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5260 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5260
Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S.
Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government
shutdown in fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Patronis, Mr. Van Orden,
Mr. Fry, and Mrs. Hinson) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S.
Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government
shutdown in fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs
Agents Act''.
SEC. 2.
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
There are appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to
pay, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations
during such fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment
of this section, the salaries and expenses of any Agents of the U.S.
Border Patrol and officers of the Office of Field Operations within
U.S. Customs and Border Protection excepted from furlough during such
lapse.
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There are appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to
pay, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations
during such fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment
of this section, the salaries and expenses of any Agents of the U.S.
Border Patrol and officers of the Office of Field Operations within
U.S. Customs and Border Protection excepted from furlough during such
lapse.
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