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Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act
Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2026, 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 during any government shutdown in fiscal year 2026. The appropriation covers employees who continue working during a lapse in discretionary appropriations and are excepted from furlough. The bill authorizes whatever funds are necessary from the Treasury to ensure these employees are paid during government funding lapses.
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Sponsor (1)
32 cosponsors
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO)
- Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
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)
- Sep 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. · house
- Sep 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Patronis, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Fry, and Mrs. Hinson) 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 2026, 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”.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF CERTAIN CBP EMPLOYEES WORKING DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
There are appropriated for fiscal year 2026, 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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