# 119-s-4174: A bill to provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown.

119-s-4174, A bill to provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4174
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**One-time premium pay for unpaid DHS workers from the Feb 14, 2026 funding lapse.** This bill would require agency heads to pay eligible Department of Homeland Security employees a one-time premium equal to 10% of the product of their hours worked without pay and their hourly rate of basic pay, with payment issued no later than one day after the lapse ends. - Workers: Unpaid DHS employees who performed work during the Feb 14, 2026 lapse and received no pay for those hours would get a one-time payment equal to 10% of (hours worked without pay × hourly basic pay). - Eligibility: Only employees who performed work during the specified lapse and received no pay for any of those hours are covered; employees who got any pay for those hours are excluded. - Administration: Agency heads must identify eligible staff and make the required one-time payments immediately after the lapse ends, using each employee’s actual unpaid hours and current basic pay rate.

## Provisions PRIA read

- One-time pay boost for DHS workers: benefit, low. If enacted, DHS workers who worked during the funding lapse that began on February 14, 2026 and received no pay would get a one-time payment. The payment would equal 10% of your unpaid hours times your hourly rate of basic pay. Your agency would have to pay you no later than one day after the lapse…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4174 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4174)

## Related
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4174 (as of 2026-04-21).