Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025
Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025 is a narrowly focused appropriations bill. It would, for Fiscal Year 2025, provide funds from the Treasury (money that is not otherwise spoken for by existing appropriations) to pay the salaries and expenses of U.S. Border Patrol agents and Office of Field Operations officers within U.S. Customs and Border Protection who are not furloughed during any government shutdown. In other words, if there is a lapse in discretionary funding, this bill would guarantee that those CBP personnel continue to be paid and able to perform their duties, rather than being temporarily laid off. The measure applies specifically to the period after enactment and to the listed CBP workforce, and does not appear to authorize new programs or additional spending beyond maintaining pay and essential expenses for those employees.
Key Points
- 1Short title: The act is titled the “Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025.”
- 2Objective: Ensures payment of salaries and expenses for CBP agents and Office of Field Operations officers who are not furloughed during a government shutdown.
- 3Funding source: Payments would be drawn “out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,” i.e., from available but unallocated funds.
- 4Scope and period: Applies to fiscal year 2025 and to periods of a lapse in discretionary appropriations occurring on or after the enactment date.
- 5Personnel covered: Specifically covers Agents of the U.S. Border Patrol and officers of the Office of Field Operations within U.S. Customs and Border Protection.