Pay Our Capitol Police Act
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 retroactive appropriations to pay Capitol Police officers, employees, and certain contractors during the shutdown that began on October 1, 2025.
Who Benefits and How
Capitol Police personnel and covered contractors could receive pay and payments for shutdown-period work and support.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal funds would continue to be committed to covered Capitol Police compensation and contractor payments during the lapse.
Key Provisions
- Appropriates funds for Capitol Police pay, benefits, and covered contractor support during the shutdown that began on October 1, 2025.
- Applies the funding retroactively and ends the authority when later appropriations or September 30, 2026 is reached.
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 retroactive appropriations to pay Capitol Police officers, employees, and certain contractors during the shutdown that began on October 1, 2025.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations, Labor
Primary Purpose
Provides retroactive appropriations to pay Capitol Police officers, employees, and certain contractors during the shutdown that began on October 1, 2025.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Capitol Police employees and covered support contractors
- Legislative branch operations depending on Capitol Police staffing
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal funding resources used to cover shutdown-period compensation and contractor payments
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Luján (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Capitol Police employees receiving continued pay and benefits during a shutdown
Covered contractors supporting Capitol Police operations
Federal funding resources continuing the shutdown-period compensation stream
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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