This bill makes sure service members still get paid during a federal government shutdown. If Congress hasn’t passed a budget for fiscal year 2025, the bill provides the money needed to pay active-duty military, including Reservists, and certain civilian workers and contractors who support them. It also covers the Coast Guard through the Department of Homeland Security .

These payments keep going until normal funding is passed into law or until January 1, 2026, whichever comes first .

Key points:

• Who is affected: Active-duty members of the Armed Forces (including reserves), certain civilian employees and contractors who support them, and the Coast Guard via DHS .
• What changes: Guarantees pay and allowances during any FY2025 shutdown period when regular funding isn’t in place .
• When it applies: Only during a FY2025 shutdown; ends when new funding is enacted or by January 1, 2026 .