Bureau of Prisons Pay Protection Act has not moved since its introduction on Nov 7, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedNov 7, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 53 words.
Bureau of Prisons Pay Protection Act This bill provides appropriations for the salaries of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) personnel during any lapse in discretionary appropriations for any fiscal year (i.e., a government shutdown). During a lapse in appropriations, the bill provides appropriations for the salaries of correctional and non-correctional personnel at BOP facilities.
Context
- Committees
- House Appropriations Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 67 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 79 words
- Latest action
- Nov 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]