S. 4074 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 12, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFunds CISA employee pay during shutdown
When a partial government shutdown happened in February 2026, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which works to protect U.S. computer networks and critical infrastructure, couldn't pay its employees because the usual funding bills hadn't been approved. This bill provides the money to keep paying CISA workers their regular salaries, benefits, and other standard payments while the government works on passing the official budget bills. The funding would last until either Congress passes a full budget for the agency or September 30, 2026, whichever comes first.
How it affects you
If you work for CISA, this means you'd continue receiving your paychecks and benefits even during the shutdown. For the general public, it helps ensure that the agency responsible for defending critical infrastructure and responding to cyberattacks can keep operating with its full staff.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 12, 2026)
Fund CISA Personnel Act of 2026
This bill provides continuing appropriations to provide pay and benefits to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees during the partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown that began on February 14, 2026. (A partial government shutdown is currently in effect for CISA and other DHS agencies because the FY2026 DHS appropriations bill has not been enacted and continuing appropriations for DHS are not in effect.)
Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to CISA employees during the period in which interim or full-year FY2026 appropriations are not in effect.
The bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations legislation, or (2) September 30, 2026.
The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on February 13, 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.
2nd SessionS. 4074
A BILL
Fund CISA Personnel Act of 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Gary C. Peters (D-MI) · Introduced Mar 12, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 12, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.”