# 118-hr-5694: Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act

118-hr-5694, Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5694
- Congress: 118
- Title: Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Introduced: 2023-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 44
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act

## Cosponsors (44)

- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] (R-OR), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4] (R-NY), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3] (R-NY), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Brandon [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] (D-AK), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2023-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2023-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-5694 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5694)

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