# 119-s-3060: Paychecks for Patriots Act of 2025

119-s-3060, Paychecks for Patriots Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3060
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3060
- Congress: 119
- Title: Paychecks for Patriots Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Keeps military pay flowing during a funding gap.** This bill would create a temporary continuing appropriation for fiscal year 2026 that authorizes the Treasury to provide the sums necessary to pay and provide allowances to members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including reserve members performing inactive-duty training, during any period when interim or full-year appropriations are not in effect, and that authority would end once a general or continuing appropriation for those purposes is enacted.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep military pay during gaps: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would appropriate for fiscal year 2026 from Treasury such sums as are necessary to pay military pay and allowances. It would cover active-duty members and reserve members performing inactive-duty training during any period when interim or full-year FY2026 appropriations are not…

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- 119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3060 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3060)

## Related
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4065)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3060 (as of 2026-04-21).