119 S3094 IS: Pay Our Capitol Police Act U.S. Senate 2025-11-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 3094IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 3, 2025Mr. Luján (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on AppropriationsA BILLTo ensure that officers, employees, and contractors of the Capitol Police are paid during the Government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025, and for other purposes.

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Short title

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

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Appropriations to pay officers, employees, and contractors of the Capitol Police during the Government shutdown beginning on October 1, 2025

(a)

Appropriations

For fiscal year 2026, there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to provide, with respect to the period of the lapse in interim continuing appropriations and full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for the Capitol Police that began on October 1, 2025—(1)standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to all officers and employees of the Capitol Police with respect to any period of work performed by such officers and employees during such period; and(2)payment to contractors of the Capitol Police whom the Chief of the Capitol Police determines are providing support to officers and employees of the Capitol Police described in paragraph (1) during such period.(b)

Charging of expenditures

Expenditures made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation for the Capitol Police whenever a regular appropriation bill or a measure making continuing appropriations for the Capitol Police becomes law.(c)

Termination

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

Retroactive effective date

This Act shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2025.