United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 129 R · 81 D · 1 I cosponsors

HR 5401 — Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced September 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 211 sponsors

    1 primary, 210 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (129 R · 81 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill ensures military pay continues during a government shutdown.

The Pay Our Troops Act of 2026 provides continuing appropriations for military pay if the government shuts down. It covers active service members, certain civilian personnel, and contractors supporting them.

Summary

Pay Our Troops Act of 2026This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay 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 FY2026 continuing appropriations for the pay and allowances of (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period; and (2) civilian personnel and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces.If a government shutdown occurs, the bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2027.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 210 co-sponsors · 336 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (210)

Not signed on (336)

336 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 5401 do?
Pay Our Troops Act of 2026This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay 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 FY2026 continuing appropriations for the pay and allowances of (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period; and (2) civilian personnel and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces.If a government shutdown occurs, the bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2027.
Who sponsors HR 5401?
HR 5401 is sponsored by Kiggans, Jennifer A. (Republican), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Mace, Nancy (Republican), Kean, Thomas H. (Republican), Crenshaw, Dan (Republican), Nunn, Zachary (Republican), Luna, Anna Paulina (Republican), Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp (Democratic), Moylan, James C. (Republican), Ciscomani, Juan (Republican), Wittman, Robert J. (Republican), Boebert, Lauren (Republican), Mills, Cory (Republican), Huizenga, Bill (Republican), Ezell, Mike (Republican), Messmer, Mark B. (Republican), Loudermilk, Barry (Republican), Bacon, Don (Republican), Pappas, Chris (Democratic), Van Orden, Derrick (Republican), Tran, Derek (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Murphy, Gregory F. (Republican), Graves, Sam (Republican), McCormick, Richard (Republican), Gimenez, Carlos A. (Republican), Crank, Jeff (Republican), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Davis, Donald G. (Democratic), Turner, Michael R. (Republican), Strong, Dale W. (Republican), Bresnahan, Robert P. (Republican), Tenney, Claudia (Republican), Schmidt, Derek (Republican), Stauber, Pete (Republican), Golden, Jared F. (Democratic), Bean, Aaron (Republican), Newhouse, Dan (Republican), McGuire, John J. (Republican), Webster, Daniel (Republican), Hurd, Jeff (Republican), Hamadeh, Abraham J. (Republican), Goodlander, Maggie (Democratic), Kelly, Mike (Republican), Franklin, Scott (Republican), Luttrell, Morgan (Republican), Harshbarger, Diana (Republican), Feenstra, Randy (Republican), Finstad, Brad (Republican), Self, Keith (Republican), Stefanik, Elise M. (Republican), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Ryan, Patrick (Democratic), Wilson, Joe (Republican), James, John (Republican), Guthrie, Brett (Republican), Moore, Tim (Republican), Min, Dave (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Barrett, Tom (Republican), Vasquez, Gabe (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (Republican), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Evans, Gabe (Republican), Riley, Josh (Democratic), Horsford, Steven (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Bilirakis, Gus M. (Republican), Bergman, Jack (Republican), Fine, Randy (Republican), Rulli, Michael A. (Republican), Zinke, Ryan K. (Republican), Mast, Brian J. (Republican), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Gonzales, Tony (Republican), Biggs, Sheri (Republican), Hunt, Wesley (Republican), Hinson, Ashley (Republican), Van Drew, Jefferson (Republican), Malliotakis, Nicole (Republican), Shreve, Jefferson (Republican), Fry, Russell (Republican), Cloud, Michael (Republican), LaLota, Nick (Republican), Bice, Stephanie I. (Republican), Mackenzie, Ryan (Republican), Lee, Laurel M. (Republican), Gillen, Laura (Democratic), Whitesides, George (Democratic), Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" (Republican), Yakym, Rudy (Republican), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Smucker, Lloyd (Republican), Miller-Meeks, Mariannette (Republican), Obernolte, Jay (Republican), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Begich, Nicholas J. (Republican), Hudson, Richard (Republican), Guest, Michael (Republican), Lee, Susie (Democratic), Crow, Jason (Democratic), Hill, J. French (Republican), Baumgartner, Michael (Republican), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Moran, Nathaniel (Republican), Conaway, Herbert C. (Democratic), Lawler, Michael (Republican), McDowell, Addison P. (Republican), Pfluger, August (Republican), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Bost, Mike (Republican), Jackson, Ronny (Republican), Hageman, Harriet M. (Republican), Taylor, David J. (Republican), Steil, Bryan (Republican), Wagner, Ann (Republican), Pettersen, Brittany (Democratic), Bentz, Cliff (Republican), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Kim, Young (Republican), Flood, Mike (Republican), Meuser, Daniel (Republican), Joyce, John (Republican), De La Cruz, Monica (Republican), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Fallon, Pat (Republican), Downing, Troy (Republican), DesJarlais, Scott (Republican), Miller, Max L. (Republican), Donalds, Byron (Republican), Onder, Robert F. (Republican), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Langworthy, Nicholas A. (Republican), Calvert, Ken (Republican), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic), Babin, Brian (Republican), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Letlow, Julia (Republican), Gray, Adam (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Cammack, Kat (Republican), Wied, Tony (Republican), Gooden, Lance (Republican), Hernández, Pablo Jose (Democratic), Schneider, Bradley Scott (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Williams, Roger (Republican), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), LaHood, Darin (Republican), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Sorensen, Eric (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Comer, James (Republican), Gosar, Paul A. (Republican), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Dunn, Neal P. (Republican), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), Kiley, Kevin (Independent), McCaul, Michael T. (Republican), Olszewski, Johnny (Democratic), Kelly, Trent (Republican), Crane, Elijah (Republican), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Edwards, Chuck (Republican), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Carter, John R. (Republican), Mrvan, Frank J. (Democratic), Ruiz, Raul (Democratic), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Correa, J. Luis (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Trahan, Lori (Democratic), Gonzalez, Vicente (Democratic), Harder, Josh (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Schweikert, David (Republican), Garbarino, Andrew R. (Republican), Westerman, Bruce (Republican), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), McDonald Rivet, Kristen (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Barr, Andy (Republican), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Cuellar, Henry (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Jack, Brian (Republican), Baird, James R. (Republican), Fong, Vince (Republican), Timmons, William R. (Republican), Owens, Burgess (Republican), Moore, Blake D. (Republican), and Fedorchak, Julie (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 5401?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced September 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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