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HR. 5260 · 119th Congress

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act

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Bill details

Introduced: 9/10/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Bill ID: 119hr5260
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summary

Introduced in House

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.

Source: BILLSUM · Summary date: 9/10/2025

District impact notes

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4/5/2026

The Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act provides funding for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees during a government shutdown in fiscal year 2026. • This funding could ensure that local border security operations continue without interruption during a government shutdown. • Local businesses and services that rely on customs operations may experience effects related to the continuity of border enforcement. • There may be questions about how funding priorities are determined and whether other areas of government services could be impacted by this allocation. AI-generated from official bill summary and plain-English note; verify with official text.

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