Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 5398

Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act of 2026

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Bill Huizenga RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Economics and Public Finance.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

24 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Lauren Boebert RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Claudia Tenney RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jennifer A. Kiggans RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Brad Finstad RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Aaron Bean RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Stephanie I. Bice RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John James RRepublican
Dan Newhouse RRepublican
Wesley Hunt RRepublican
Nancy Mace RRepublican
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RRepublican
Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] RRepublican
Michael A. Rulli RRepublican
Randy Fine RRepublican
Brian J. Mast RRepublican
John J. McGuire III RRepublican
Rudy Yakym III RRepublican
Ashley Hinson RRepublican
Michael Guest RRepublican
Tom Barrett RRepublican
Darren Soto DDemocrat
Elise M. Stefanik RRepublican
Pete Stauber RRepublican
Cory Mills RRepublican

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
  2. Introduced in House
  3. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Appropriations Committee (House)Referred To, September 16, 2025

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