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To provide for the payment of staff of the Bureau of Prisons.
Summary
This bill provides emergency federal funding from the Treasury to pay the salaries and operating expenses of Bureau of Prisons staff during government funding lapses for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The funding does not apply to Bureau of Prisons officers who are required to be appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. The bill ensures that Bureau of Prisons employees continue to receive payment during periods when regular appropriations are not in effect.
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Sponsor (1)
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Top reported contributors to Jefferson Van Drew’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $176,557
- ENTREPRENEUR $70,972
- PULSE VASCULAR $9,900
- ICONA RESORTS $9,900
- MONZO CATANESE HILLEGASS $9,000
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Actions (2)
- Oct 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. · house
- Oct 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 10, 2025
Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
To provide for the payment of staff of the Bureau of Prisons.
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 “Bureau of Prisons Earnings Now Act of 2025” or as the “BOPEN Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF STAFF OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.
(a) In General.—There are hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 or fiscal year 2027 are not in effect such sums are necessary for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Prisons.
(b) Exception.—Subsection (a) does not apply in the case of any officer of the Bureau of Prisons who is required to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. <all>
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