Pay the People Act (S. 3066)
Referred to CommitteeLatest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
10/28/2025 • Senate
Summary
Pay the People Act
This bill provides appropriations to pay federal employees during a government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations.
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for federal agencies to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments to agency employees (including contractors and members of the Armed Forces on active duty) during any period in which interim continuing appropriations or full-year appropriations are not in effect for a fiscal year (i.e., a government shutdown).
A federal agency may not use the funds provided by this bill during any period in which continuing appropriations are in effect for the purpose of paying employees of the agency.
The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025.
Introduced in Senate • 10/28/2025
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Originated in the Senate
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October 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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· Congress.gov, CRS, USAspending, FEC, LDA · Record updated Jul 6, 2026
- Congress.govLibrary of CongressStatus, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and textRecord updated Jul 6, 2026 · Loaded Oct 29, 2026, 7:26 PM ET
- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Introduced in Senate” version, Oct 28, 2025 · Loaded Oct 29, 2026, 7:26 PM ET
- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
- FEC filingsFederal Election CommissionFunding & Lobbying section
- Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the HouseFunding & Lobbying section
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