Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3681 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3681 To provide for continuing appropriations for certain employees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the event of a Government shutdown. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 15, 2026 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Justice) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for continuing appropriations for certain employees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the event of a Government shutdown. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act''. SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 437. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered component.--The term `covered component' means-- ``(A) Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; ``(B) the Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; ``(C) the U.S. Border Patrol of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; ``(D) Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce