Pay Our Capitol Police Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced
Summary
Guarantees pay for Capitol Police during a funding lapse. This bill would authorize temporary Treasury funding to cover pay for Capitol Police officers, employees, and certain contractors for work performed during a FY2026 lapse, and it would be retroactive to Sept 30, 2025.
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- Capitol Police officers and employees would receive standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other regular payments for any work performed during the lapse in FY2026.
- Contractors could be paid if the Chief of the Capitol Police determines they are providing support to officers and employees during the lapse.
- Expenditures would be charged to the applicable Capitol Police appropriation once a regular appropriation or continuing resolution is enacted, and the funds would remain available until the earliest of enactment of relevant appropriations or Sept 30, 2026.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Retroactive pay for Capitol Police
If enacted, the bill would provide, for fiscal year 2026, such sums as are necessary from the Treasury to pay United States Capitol Police officers and employees for work during the funding lapse that began October 1, 2025. It would cover regular pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other regularly payable amounts for that lapse period. The bill would also pay contractors the Chief of the Capitol Police determines supported officers and employees during the lapse. Expenses would be charged to the applicable Capitol Police appropriation when Congress later enacts that appropriation. The payment authority would end when Congress enacts a Capitol Police appropriation for those purposes, when Congress enacts legislative branch funding without a Capitol Police appropriation, or on September 30, 2026. The bill would take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2025.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Cosponsors
Martin Heinrich
NM • D
Sponsored 11/3/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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