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Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025
Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill appropriates funds to pay the salaries and expenses of U.S. Border Patrol agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers who are required to work during a government shutdown in fiscal year 2025. During a shutdown, when most federal employees are furloughed without pay, these CBP employees remain on duty to maintain border security operations. The bill ensures they receive their pay during any lapse in discretionary appropriations that occurs in 2025.
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Sponsor (1)
20 cosponsors
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX)
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX)
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT)
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Monica De La Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELF EMPLOYED $88,998
- NULL $50,988
- RIO FRESH INC $14,200
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Monica De La Cruz → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. · house
- Mar 6, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Mace, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Luttrell, Ms. Perez, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Kean, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Bresnahan, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Gill of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.
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 Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF CERTAIN CBP EMPLOYEES WORKING DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
There are appropriated for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to pay, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations during such fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this section, the salaries and expenses of any Agents of the U.S. Border Patrol and officers of the Office of Field Operations within U.S. Customs and Border Protection excepted from furlough during such lapse. <all>
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