S. 3060 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

Paychecks for Patriots Act of 2025

Create a free account or sign in to follow S. 3060 and get alerts. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security Create a free account or sign in to follow the Armed Forces and National Security policy area and get alerts. ▲ 357 days since action Sponsor: John Kennedy, LA-Senate, R → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10

Introduced: 2025-10-28

Latest action (2025-10-28): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

What S. 3060 does, in plain terms

Paychecks for Patriots Act of 2025 This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown). Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations for the pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service or inactive duty training during the period. The appropriations provided by this bill are available until legislation is enacted that provides FY2026 appropriations for military pay (including continuing appropriations for this purpose).

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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