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Armed Forces Pay Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced
Summary
Keeps pay flowing for military members and certain intelligence and defense civilian employees during funding gaps. It would appropriate Treasury funds as needed for FY2026 and end when regular appropriations take effect or on September 30, 2026.
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- Service members and families: Would guarantee pay and allowances for active-duty personnel and reservists on active service or inactive-duty training during any FY2026 funding gap. This keeps household income steady while Congress completes appropriations.
- Civilian defense and intelligence workers: Would provide pay and allowances for civilian employees at the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency during funding lapses.
- Intelligence authorization treatment: Funds used for intelligence and intelligence-related activities would be treated as specifically authorized by Congress under section 504 of the National Security Act until an FY2026 Intelligence Authorization Act is enacted.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Keep military and civilian pay
This bill would provide whatever sums are necessary to keep pay and allowances flowing during any FY2026 funding gap. It would cover members of the Armed Forces (10 U.S.C. 101(a)(4)), reserve members doing active service or inactive-duty training (10 U.S.C. 101(d)), and civilian employees of the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency. The authority would apply only while interim or full-year FY2026 appropriations are not in effect. It would end when Congress enacts an appropriation for these purposes, when Congress enacts an appropriations law without such funding, or on September 30, 2026, whichever happens first.
Treat intelligence funds as authorized
This bill would treat funds in this Act for intelligence and intelligence-related activities as specifically authorized under section 504 of the National Security Act (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal year 2026. That would let intelligence agencies use those funds until Congress enacts the FY2026 Intelligence Authorization Act. It would apply only to funds appropriated by or transferred within this Act.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/3/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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