Pay Our Military Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3002 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3002

  Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a 
                          Government shutdown.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 9, 2025

Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Banks, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. 
Britt, Mr. Budd, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Husted, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Lee, Mrs. 
Moody, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Scott of 
Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Young, Mr. McCormick, and Ms. 
   Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a 
                          Government shutdown.

    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 ``Pay Our Military Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 
2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal 
year 2026 are not in effect--
            (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
        allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as defined in 
        section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code), including 
        reserve components thereof, who perform active service during 
        such period;
            (2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
        allowances to the civilian personnel of the Department of 
        Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of 
        the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are 
        providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in 
        paragraph (1); and
            (3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
        allowances to contractors of the Department of Defense (and the 
        Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) 
        whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support 
        to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Secretary concerned'' means--
            (1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters 
        concerning the Department of Defense; and
            (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to 
        matters concerning the Coast Guard.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION.

    Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted 
pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the 
following first occurs:
            (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a 
        continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are 
        made available in section 2.
            (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or 
        continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any 
        appropriation for such purpose.
            (3) January 1, 2027.
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