S 3079 · in committee · significant
Armed Forces Pay Act of 2025
- defense
What this bill does
- This bill ensures military members and Defense Department employees continue receiving pay during a government shutdown.
- Active-duty and reserve military personnel, DOD civilians, and intelligence agency staff are affected.
- The appropriations remain available until FY2026 appropriations pass or September 30, 2026, whichever comes first.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would military readiness and troop morale be affected if service members faced delayed paychecks during a government shutdown?
- 02
Should the guarantee of uninterrupted military pay during shutdowns extend to other federal agencies beyond the Department of Defense?
- 03
What trade-offs might Congress face by carving out mandatory pay funding for DOD while other federal operations remain unfunded during a shutdown?
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Sponsor · D-DE
Christopher A. Coons
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
27/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-30
Joining the bill
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
Lisa Blunt Rochester
D-DE · original
Catherine Cortez Masto
D-NV · original
Richard J. Durbin
D-IL · original
Tammy Duckworth
D-IL · original
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-NY · original
Ruben Gallego
D-AZ · original
John W. Hickenlooper
D-CO · original
Mazie K. Hirono
D-HI · original
Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original
Amy Klobuchar
D-MN · original
Michael F. Bennet
D-CO · original
+ 15 more
Legislative timeline
2025-10-30 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
2025-10-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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