Bureau of Prisons Pay Protection Act
This bill provides appropriations for the salaries of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) personnel during any lapse in discretionary appropriations for any fiscal year (i.e., a government shutdown). During a lapse in appropriations, the bill provides appropriations for the salaries of correctional and non-correctional personnel at BOP facilities.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5974 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5974
To provide funding for personnel of Bureau of Prisons facilities.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2025
Ms. Pettersen (for herself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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A BILL
To provide funding for personnel of Bureau of Prisons facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Prisons Pay Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR PERSONNEL OF BUREAU OF PRISON FACILITIES.
Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there
is appropriated such sums as are necessary to pay, during any period of
a lapse in discretionary appropriations during any fiscal year, the
salaries of the personnel, both correctional and non-correctional, of a
facility of the Bureau of Prisons during such lapse.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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