A bill to provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown.

Ruben Gallego

Democrat · AZ · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-03-24

Source: Congress.gov

Federal employees at the Department of Homeland Security who worked without pay during a government shutdown would receive a bonus equal to 10 percent of the wages they missed during that period. This would compensate workers for continuing to perform their jobs—like border patrol, airport security, and other essential functions—without receiving paychecks while the agency was shut down. The bill is currently under review by the Senate committee responsible for homeland security matters.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4174 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4174 To provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2026 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PREMIUM PAYMENT TO DHS WORKERS REQUIRED TO WORK WITHOUT PAY DURING SHUTDOWN. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Covered lapse in appropriations.--The term ``covered lapse in appropriations'' means the lapse in appropriations that began on February 14, 2026. (2) Hours worked without pay.--The term ``hours worked without pay'', with respect to an unpaid employee, means any hours worked by the unpaid employee during the covered lapse in appropriations for which the unpaid employee did not receive pay during the period of the covered lapse in appropriations. (3) Unpaid employee.--The term ``unpaid employee''-- (A) means an employee-- (i) employed by an agency affected by the covered lapse in appropriations; (ii) who performed work for the agency described in clause (i) during the covered lapse in appropriations; and (iii) who did not receive pay for any of the work described in clause (ii) during the period of the covered lapse in appropriations; and (B) does not include an employee of an agency affected by the covered lapse in appropriations who received pay during the period of the covered lapse in appropriations for any of the work performed by the employee during the covered lapse in appropriations. (b) Premium Payment.--Not later than 1 day after the end of the covered lapse in appropriations, the head of each agency employing unpaid employees shall make a 1-time payment to each unpaid employee of the agency in the amount equal to 10 percent of the product obtained by multiplying-- (1) the number of hours worked without pay by the unpaid employee; by (2) the hourly rate of basic pay of the unpaid employee. <all>

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