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119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security

S. 3030: Pay Our Military Act of 2025

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Oct 22, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Oct 22, 2025

This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay for any period during which continuing or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).

Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for pay, allowances, and certain benefits for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period. The benefits funded by the bill include individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel, and monthly payments to surviving spouses who care for a child of a member or former member of the Armed Forces.

The bill also provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for

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  • pay and allowances for Department of Defense (DOD) civilian personnel (and Department of Homeland Security [DHS] personnel in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces, and
  • payments for DOD contractors (and DHS contractors in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to the members of the Armed Forces.

A federal agency may not use funds provided by this bill during any period in which continuing appropriations are available for the same payments, allowances, and benefits that are funded by this bill.

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) September 30, 2026.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

No roll call votes have been held on this bill.

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

22

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Dan Sullivan R-AK SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History

  1. Oct 22, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Dan Sullivan.
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  1. Oct 22, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 22, 2025Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day October 21, 2025).
  3. Oct 22, 2025Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204.