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119-hr-5260119th Congress

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act

Sponsored By: Representative De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

Introduced

Summary

Ensures pay for U.S. Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers during a FY2026 funding lapse. The bill would appropriate from any Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated the sums necessary to pay the salaries and expenses of those named CBP personnel who are not furloughed during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations in that fiscal year and would designate them as exempt from furlough.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Pay Border Patrol and Customs in FY2026 shutdowns

If enacted, this would pay Border Patrol Agents and Customs Field Operations officers during any FY2026 funding shutdown. It would cover salaries and work expenses for those who must work and are not furloughed. The money would come from the Treasury in whatever amount is needed during the lapse. These workers would be treated as exempt from furlough during the lapse. This authority would start at enactment and end at the close of FY2026.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2025

  • Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 9/16/2025

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]

    KY • R

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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