Pay Our Capitol Police Act

Pay Our Capitol Police Act

This bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) to pay and provide benefits for employees who are working during a government shutdown.

The bill provides the appropriations for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown). Specifically, the bill provides the appropriations to the USCP for salaries, overtime pay, hazardous duty pay, recruitment and retention bonuses, and employee benefits for (1) members of the USCP who are excepted employees (i.e., required to work) or are performing emergency work during the shutdown, and (2) civilian employees who are providing support to the members.

The bill also provides appropriations for payments to USCP contractors who are providing support to the members of the USCP who are working during the shutdown. 

The appropriations provided by this bill may not be used during any period in which continuing appropriations are in effect for these purposes. 

The appropriations are available until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of legislation to provide FY2026 appropriations for the USCP or the legislative branch (including continuing appropriations), or (2) September 30, 2026.

The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on October 1, 2025.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5924 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5924

 Making continuing appropriations for the United States Capitol Police 
                 with respect to a Government shutdown.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 2025

  Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
 Making continuing appropriations for the United States Capitol Police 
                 with respect to a Government shutdown.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Our Capitol Police Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE.

    (a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 
2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal 
year 2026 are not in effect--
            (1) such sums as are necessary to provide salaries, 
        including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government 
        contributions for health, retirement, social security, 
        professional liability insurance, tuition reimbursement, 
        recruitment and retention bonuses, and other applicable 
        employee benefits, to--
                    (A) members of the Capitol Police whom the Chief of 
                the Capitol Police determines are excepted employees or 
                employees performing emergency work, as those terms are 
                defined by the Office of Personnel Management, during 
                such period; and
                    (B) civilian employees of the Capitol Police whom 
                the Chief of the Capitol Police determines are 
                providing support to the members of the Capitol Police 
                described in subparagraph (A); and
            (2) such sums as are necessary to provide payment to 
        contractors of the Capitol Police whom the Chief of the Capitol 
        Police determines are providing support to members of the 
        Capitol Police described in paragraph (1)(A).
    (b) Interim Continuing Appropriations.--Appropriations made 
available under subsection (a) may not be obligated or expended for the 
Capitol Police during any period during which continuing appropriations 
for the purposes for which amounts are made available under subsection 
(a) are in effect for the Capitol Police.
    (c) Charge to Future Appropriations.--Expenditures made pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, 
or authorization whenever an Act in which such applicable 
appropriation, fund, or authorization is included is enacted into law.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION.

    Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted 
pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the 
following first occurs:
            (1) The enactment into law of appropriations for the 
        Capitol Police through September 30, 2026 (including a 
        continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are 
        made available in section 2.
            (2) The enactment into law of appropriations for the 
        legislative branch through September 30, 2026 (including a 
        continuing appropriation) without any appropriation for such 
        purpose.
            (3) September 30, 2026.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; SPECIAL RULE.

    (a) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect as if enacted on 
October 1, 2025.
    (b) Special Rule.--Payments of pay and allowances from amounts 
appropriated under section 2 for any portion of the period beginning on 
October 1, 2025, and ending on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act shall be provided as soon as practicable after such date of 
enactment.
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