Pay the People Act has not moved since its introduction on Oct 28, 2025, with no cosponsors
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 126 words.
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.
- Committees
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 13 of 329 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 376 words
- Latest action
- Oct 28, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th H.R. 5801 Shutdown Fairness Act R · Introduced
- 119th S. 3012 Shutdown Fairness Act R · Introduced