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Pay Our Military Act of 2025

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Introduced:
Oct 9, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security

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5
Actions
20
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
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Subjects
2
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Oct 30, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations by unanimous consent.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in Senate - Oct 9, 2025 00
<p><strong>Pay Our Military Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.&nbsp;</p>

Actions (5)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations by unanimous consent.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Oct 30, 2025
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Type: Discharge | Source: Senate
Oct 30, 2025
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Type: Committee | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 14500
Oct 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Oct 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000
Oct 9, 2025

Subjects (1)

Armed Forces and National Security (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (20)

Text Versions (2)

Reference Change Senate

Oct 30, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Oct 9, 2025

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Length: 3,341 characters Version: Reference Change Senate Version Date: Oct 30, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:05 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3002 Reference Change Senate

(RCS) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3002

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

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 9, 2025

Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Banks, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mrs.
Britt, Mr. Budd, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Husted, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Lee, Mrs.
Moody, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Scott of
Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Young, Mr. McCormick, Ms.
Collins, and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

October 30, 2025

Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Appropriations

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

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

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 Military Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.

(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--

(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) .

(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.
SEC. 3.

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, 2027.
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