# 119-hr-518: Troops Before Politicians Act

119-hr-518, Troops Before Politicians Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-09-13).

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- As of: 2026-09-13
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-518
- Congress: 119
- Title: Troops Before Politicians Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-13

## Summary

**This bill would tie Members of Congress pay to whether active-duty service members are receiving their pay, pausing and escrow­ing congressional pay whenever military pay is disrupted during a lapse in appropriations.** It creates a process to withhold those Member payments and release them once service members' pay resumes.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Congress pay withheld if troops unpaid: mixed, low. If enacted, when service members on active duty, including reservists, do not get pay due to a funding lapse, Members of Congress would have their pay withheld on those days in that pay period. The House or Senate payroll office would place the withheld pay into an escrow account. The money would b…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-518 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/518)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-518 (as of 2026-09-13).