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H.R. 5401119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security
Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA) · 210 active : 128 Republicans, 81 Democrats, 1 Independent
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Where it standsBefore the House8 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govPay Our Troops Act of 2026
This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).
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Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for the pay and allowances of (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period; and (2) civilian personnel and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces.
If a government shutdown occurs, the bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2027.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations · HouseReferred to
Subjects
No legislative subjects recorded yet. Similar-vote matching falls back to the policy area.
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
210 activeShow all 210 cosponsors
- Aaron Bean (R-FL-4)
- Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ-8)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)
- Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
- Cory Mills (R-FL-7)
- Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)
- Derek Tran (D-CA-45)
- Derrick Van Orden
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
