Military and Federal Employee Protection Act
Sponsored By: Senator Gary Peters
Introduced
Summary
Guarantees pay for federal employees, contractors, and service members affected by an appropriations lapse. This bill would authorize funding to cover standard compensation for people who missed pay between October 1, 2025 and the date of enactment.
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- Federal employees and supporting contractors would be paid their standard compensation. That includes basic pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other regularly payable compensation for the covered period.
- Members of the Armed Forces, including reservists in active service or inactive-duty training, would be eligible for the same standard compensation for pay missed during the covered period.
- Agency leaders would get a Fiscal Year 2026 appropriation to make those payments. Agencies must provide payments as soon as practicable and no later than 7 days after enactment, and the funds may be used only for standard compensation and not for other purposes.
*Would authorize a Fiscal Year 2026 appropriation to reimburse covered individuals for standard compensation during the covered period.*
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Retro pay for unpaid federal workers
If enacted, this bill would pay back normal pay and regularly payable amounts to people who missed pay because of a lapse in federal funding. It would cover the period from Oct. 1, 2025 through the date the law is signed. Covered people would include agency employees, supporting contractors, members of the Armed Forces on active service or inactive-duty training, and District of Columbia public employer staff. Agencies must pay as soon as practicable and no later than 7 days after enactment. Payments would be limited to standard employee compensation (basic pay, allowances, pay differentials, and regular benefits) and could not be paid again for days already paid from other funds.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gary Peters
MI • D
Cosponsors
Patty Murray
WA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
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Tina Smith
MN • D
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Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Timothy Kaine
VA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Mark Warner
VA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Martin Heinrich
NM • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Andy Kim
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Mark Kelly
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Brian Schatz
HI • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
John Hickenlooper
CO • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
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Alex Padilla
CA • D
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Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
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Angus King
ME • I
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Mazie Hirono
HI • D
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Christopher Coons
DE • D
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Richard Durbin
IL • D
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Michael Bennet
CO • D
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Elizabeth Warren
MA • D
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Tammy Baldwin
WI • D
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Jon Ossoff
GA • D
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
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Bernie Sanders
VT • I
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Edward Markey
MA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI • D
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Jacky Rosen
NV • D
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Raphael Warnock
GA • D
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Jeff Merkley
OR • D
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Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Cory Booker
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Ron Wyden
OR • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
Maria Cantwell
WA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2025
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