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Pay Our Capitol Police Act This bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) to pay and provide benefits for employees who are working during a government shutdown. The bill provides the appropriations 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 the appropriations to the USCP for salaries, overtime pay, hazardous duty pay, recruitment and retention bonuses, and employee benefits for (1) members of the USCP who are excepted employees (i.e., required to work) or are performing emergency work during the shutdown, and (2) civilian employees who are providing support to the members. The bill also provides appropriations for payments to USCP contractors who are providing support to the members of the USCP who are working during the shutdown. The appropriations provided by this bill may not be used during any period in which continuing appropriations are in effect for these purposes. The appropriations are available until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of legislation to provide FY2026 appropriations for the USCP or the legislative branch (including continuing appropriations), or (2) September 30, 2026. The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on October 1, 2025.
Action Timeline
2025-11-04
Introduced in House
2025-11-04
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
2025-11-04
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.5924 pass?
HR.5924 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.5924 do?
Pay Our Capitol Police Act This bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) to pay and provide benefits for employees who are working during a government shutdown. The bill provides the appropriations 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 the appropriations to the USCP for salaries, overtime pay, hazardous duty pay, recruitment and retention bonuses, and employee benefits for (1) members of the USCP who are excepted employees (i.e., require…
Who sponsored HR.5924?
HR.5924 was sponsored by Bryan Steil (R-Wisconsin).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 5924 IH: Pay Our Capitol Police Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5924 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 4, 2025 Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making continuing appropriations for the United States Capitol Police with respect to a Government shutdown. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Capitol Police Act . 2. Continuing appropriations for the United States Capitol Police (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 salaries, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, tuition reimbursement, recruitment and retention bonuses, and other applicable employee benefits, to— (A) members of the Capitol Police whom the Chief of the Capitol Police determines are excepted employees or employees performing emergency work, as those terms are defined by the Office of Personnel Management, during such period; and (B) civilian employees of the Capitol Police whom the Chief of the Capitol Police determines are providing support to the members of the Capitol Police described in subparagraph (A); and (2) such sums as are necessary to provide payment to contractors of the Capitol Police whom the Chief of the Capitol Police determines are providing support to members of the Capitol Police described in paragraph (1)(A). (b) Interim continuing appropriations Appropriations made available under subsection (a) may not be obligated or expended for the Capitol Police during any period during which continuing appropriations for the purposes for which amounts are made available under subsection (a) are in effect for the Capitol Police. (c) Charge to future appropriations Expenditures made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever an Act in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is included is enacted into law. 3. 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 appropriations for the Capitol Police through September 30, 2026 (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 2. (2) The enactment into law of appropriations for the legislative branch through September 30, 2026 (including a continuing appropriation) without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) September 30, 2026. 4. Effective date; special rule (a) Effective date This Act shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2025. (b) Special rule Payments of pay and allowances from amounts appropriated under section 2 for any portion of the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on the day before the date of enactment of this Act shall be provided as soon as practicable after such date of enactment.
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