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119th Congress

H.R. 5260

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Monica De La Cruz(R-TX)
Introduced
Sep 10, 2025
Policy area
Immigration
Committees
House Committee on Appropriations
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (32)

Original cosponsors (5)

Added later (27)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees who are required to work during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) in FY2026. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to CBP for the salaries and expenses of agents of the U.S. Border Patrol and officers of the Office of Field Operations who are excepted from furlough (i.e., required to work) during a lapse in discretionary appropriations in FY2026.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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