S. 3030 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Oct 22, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryEnsures military pay continues during shutdown
If the federal government shuts down in 2026 because Congress hasn't agreed on a budget, this bill makes sure military personnel still get paid. It covers salaries and benefits for active duty service members, reserve forces, and the civilian workers and contractors who support them—things like housing allowances, food, travel, and survivor payments. The funding would last until Congress passes a full budget or until the end of September 2026.
How it affects you
Active duty military members, reservists, and their families would directly benefit, as they'd receive their paychecks and benefits even if the government temporarily shuts down. Civilian Defense Department employees and contractors supporting the military would also keep getting paid. Most other federal workers and the public wouldn't see a direct effect from this bill.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Oct 22, 2025)
Pay Our Military Act of 2025
This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay for any period during which continuing or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).
Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for pay, allowances, and certain benefits for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period. The benefits funded by the bill include individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel, and monthly payments to surviving spouses who care for a child of a member or former member of the Armed Forces.
The bill also provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for
• pay and allowances for Department of Defense (DOD) civilian personnel (and Department of Homeland Security [DHS] personnel in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces, and
• payments for DOD contractors (and DHS contractors in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to the members of the Armed Forces.
A federal agency may not use funds provided by this bill during any period in which continuing appropriations are available for the same payments, allowances, and benefits that are funded by this bill.
If a government shutdown occurs, the bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) September 30, 2026.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 3030
A BILL
Pay Our Military Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Introduced Oct 22, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Oct 22, 2025: “Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204.”