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HR 1916 · in committee · niche

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill provides funding for Border Patrol and Customs officer salaries during a government shutdown.
  • U.S. Border Patrol agents and Customs officers who must work during a budget lapse are affected.
  • The bill appropriates FY2025 funds to ensure these employees are paid when regular appropriations expire.

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  1. 01

    How would paying Border Patrol and Customs agents during a shutdown affect other federal workers who lack similar carve-outs?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests that shutdown pay guarantees for these agents improves border security outcomes compared to other funding approaches?

  3. 03

    Should other essential federal workforces receive the same shutdown-period salary protections as Border Patrol and Customs officers?

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Sponsor · R-TX-15

Monica De La Cruz

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Introduced 2025-03-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

  2. 2025-03-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-03-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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