# 119-hr-5660: Pay Our Military Act 119-hr-5660, Pay Our Military Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5660 - As of: 2026-04-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-5660 - Congress: 119 - Title: Pay Our Military Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-09-30 - Sponsor: Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH) - Cosponsors: 49 - Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-04-21 ## Summary **Guarantees military pay during funding gaps.** This bill would create a temporary appropriation for fiscal year 2026 to fund pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve active and inactive-duty training. It would also cover Department of Defense civilian employees, certain Department of Homeland Security personnel when the Coast Guard is not operating as part of the Navy, and contractors the secretaries identify as supporting those service members. Funds would be available until a regular appropriation is enacted or January 1, 2027. ## Cosponsors (49) - Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Pay for troops and support in FY2026 lapses: benefit, low. If FY2026 funding lapses, the government would keep paying service members on duty or training, using standard legal definitions, including reserves. It would use whatever funds are needed from the Treasury during the lapse to cover that pay. It would also pay Defense Department civilians who suppo… ## Related bills - 119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains… - 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act - 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2763: American Family Act ## Sources - [119-hr-5660 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5660) ## Related - [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-70) - [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390) - [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589) - [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5660 (as of 2026-04-21).