Senator Coons, Colleagues Introduce Armed Forces Pay Act

October 30, 2025/Joe Ciccanti

The Armed Forces Pay Act was introduced today. This legislation was crafted to provide mandatory funding for fiscal year 2026 during a lapse in appropriations, guaranteeing pay for all active-duty and reserve service members, as well as all civilian employees of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the majority of the Intelligence Community. Senator Coons spoke on the Senate Floor this afternoon calling for unanimous passage of the bill…

The effort would apply retroactively to September 30, 2025, ensuring no interruption in pay for those affected.聽U.S. Senators Chris Coons along with Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense,聽Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.),聽Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair聽Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and 18 of their Democratic colleagues introduced the Armed Forces Pay Act.

 

U.S. Senator Chris Coons this afternoon called for unanimous consent on the Senate floor聽to pass聽his bill that would ensure that military personnel continue to receive pay during the ongoing government shutdown…

You can read the full text of the bill聽here.聽

 

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