HR5849-119

Introduced

To provide for the payment of salaries to employees of the United States Capitol Police during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Oct 28, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

Provides automatic appropriations to continue Capitol Police salaries and expenses during any lapse in discretionary appropriations.

Who Benefits and How

Capitol Police personnel and continuity of security operations could be protected during shutdowns.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal funds would automatically be used for Capitol Police salaries and expenses during covered lapses.

Key Provisions

  • Appropriates the sums necessary for salaries and expenses of Capitol Police employees during shutdowns.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Provides automatic appropriations to continue Capitol Police salaries and expenses during any lapse in discretionary appropriations.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

Provides automatic appropriations to continue Capitol Police salaries and expenses during any lapse in discretionary appropriations.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Criminal Justice

Main Provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • United States Capitol Police employees and security operations
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Federal funding resources supporting Capitol Police operations
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 28, 2025

Mr. Figures (for himself, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Bell, Mr. Carter …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government Employees
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Capitol Police employees receiving continued pay and benefits during a shutdown

Government Contractors
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Covered contractors supporting Capitol Police operations

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Federal funding resources continuing the shutdown-period compensation stream

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Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Criminal Justice

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