# 119-hr-5260: Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act

119-hr-5260, Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5260
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-10
- Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pay Border Patrol and Customs in FY2026 shutdowns: benefit, low. 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. T…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5260 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5260)

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- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5260 (as of 2026-04-21).