Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Pay Our Military Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Pay Our Military Act of 2025" provides continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025. This bill ensures that pay and allowances continue if full-year appropriations are not in effect during a government shutdown. It covers members of the Armed Forces and their reserve components. It also covers civilian personnel and contractors providing support to those members. The authority for these funds lasts until a regular appropriation is passed or until January 1, 2026.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +1
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill protects the income of service members and support staff who rely on regular pay.
- Scored +1
Would middle-income households be better off under this?
The bill ensures the financial stability of military personnel and civilian staff during a potential shutdown.
- Scored +1
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
By protecting pay for active and reserve components, the bill supports those currently serving who will eventually become veterans.
The opposite
- Scored -1
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill provides additional unappropriated funds to ensure continuity of pay.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Members of the Armed Forces: This provision ensures that those performing active service receive their necessary pay and allowances even if a government shutdown occurs (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Civilian Personnel: This allows for the continued pay and allowances of Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilian personnel who are determined to be providing support to members of the Armed Forces (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Contractors: This ensures that contractors for the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard receive pay and allowances if they are providing support to members of the Armed Forces (Section 2(a)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are listed in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill protects the income of service members and support staff who rely on regular pay. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — The bill ensures the financial stability of military personnel and civilian staff during a potential shutdown. Would union members be better off under this? — The bill ensures continued wages for civilian personnel providing support to the military. Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — By protecting pay for active and reserve components, the bill supports those currently serving who will eventually become veterans.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill ensures that active duty and reserve members of the Armed Forces continue to receive pay regardless of shutdown status.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill maintains the pay and allowances of existing military and civilian personnel during a government shutdown. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill provides additional unappropriated funds to ensure continuity of pay.
- 3/13/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/11/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/6/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Ted CruzRepublican · Texas
Lisa MurkowskiRepublican · Alaska