House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
Official title: Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown.
Sponsor: Rep. Jennifer Kiggans R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 16, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5401.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 151, September 16, 2025, Page H4364):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 16, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5401, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5401
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
91f494efdc52d9cc52a9cf206b8ec71eb2a8dcef853a39632142286b3ba97c0b
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
210 cosponsors — 128 Republicans, 81 Democrats, 1 independent
81 of 210 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Troy Carter (D-LA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 180 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Kiggans.
- H.R. 7365 (119th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the "Colonel…
- H.R. 7618 (119th) American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
- H.R. 3494 (119th) VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act
- H.R. 5063 (119th) Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act
- H.Res. 940 (119th) Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 785 (119th) Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026
Related bills
- S. 3002 (119th) Pay Our Military Act of 2025Related bill
- S. 3060 (119th) Paychecks for Patriots Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.