S. 3094 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Nov 3, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryEnsures Capitol Police pay during shutdown
When the government runs out of funding and shuts down, most federal employees stop getting paid until the money is approved again. This bill makes sure that doesn't happen to the U.S. Capitol Police. It provides money to pay Capitol Police officers and employees their regular salaries, benefits, and other compensation while they keep working during the shutdown. It also covers payments to contractors who support them.
How it affects you
If you're a Capitol Police officer or employee, this means you'll continue receiving your paychecks and benefits even if the government shuts down. For most other Americans, this doesn't create a direct change in their daily lives, but it ensures the police force protecting the Capitol building can keep operating without interruption.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Nov 3, 2025)
Pay Our Capitol Police Act
This bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) to pay and provide benefits for employees who are working during the government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025, due to a lapse in appropriations.
Specifically, the bill provides the appropriations to the USCP for the pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to all USCP officers and employees for work performed during the shutdown.
The bill also provides appropriations for payments to USCP contractors who are providing support to USCP officers and employees who are working during the shutdown.
The appropriations are available until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of legislation to provide FY2026 appropriations for the USCP or the legislative branch (including continuing appropriations), or (2) September 30, 2026.
The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025.
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. 3094
A BILL
Pay Our Capitol Police Act
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) · Introduced Nov 3, 2025 · Congress · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 3, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.”