Sponsor
Gary C. Peters
Senator · D-MI
Senator · D-MI
Official title: Make continuing appropriations for essential Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency pay and operations in the event of a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
Introduced March 12, 2026 by Gary C. Peters · Last progress March 12, 2026
The bill preserves CISA's pay and cybersecurity operations during FY2026 funding gaps and reduces payment overlap, but raises near-term costs for taxpayers, creates administrative accounting burdens, and risks disruption or sudden loss of funding for state/local recipients and nonprofits around the termination date.
CISA employees and the public (state/local governments, utilities) keep pay and CISA operations running during FY2026 funding gaps, preventing interruptions to federal cybersecurity readiness and incident response.
Taxpayers and program recipients are protected from duplicate or overlapping payments because the bill prohibits double payment and includes automatic termination when a later appropriation is enacted.
Eligible entities (state/local governments and nonprofits) gain clarity on how long funds and authorities will be available, aiding near-term planning and budgeting up to the termination date.
Taxpayers face higher near-term federal outlays because the government will pay CISA employees during funding gaps, increasing costs for FY2026.
State/local governments, nonprofits, and contractors may face sudden funding loss, mid-project disruption, or rushed spending as fixed termination dates and automatic cutoffs take effect or if a later appropriation omits programs.
CISA and OMB will have added administrative and accounting burdens because temporary expenditures may need to be charged to future appropriations and reconciled later.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Provides temporary, no-fixed-amount funding to cover CISA employee pay and benefits during any FY2026 appropriations lapse, retroactive to Feb 13, 2026, until a regular appropriation is enacted or Sept 30, 2026.
Provides temporary funding to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) so the agency can continue to pay standard salaries, allowances, and benefits for its employees during FY2026 even if regular appropriations lapse. Funding is available as needed beginning Feb 14, 2026, made retroactive to Feb 13, 2026, and remains available until a regular appropriation is enacted or September 30, 2026.