SB2999: Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill making 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.
Plain-language summary
This bill would ensure that workers for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue getting paid if the federal government shuts down. A government shutdown happens when Congress fails to approve a budget, which normally forces many federal agencies to stop operations and stop paying their employees. This bill would let these two immigration agencies keep paying their workers and contractors even during a shutdown. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and has not yet been voted on or moved to a .
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SB2999: Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act
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Sponsors
Rick Scott
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (5)
James Risch
Dan Sullivan
Tim Scott
Roger Wicker
Ron Johnson