Pay Our Patriots Act

Sponsor: Brian J. Mast (Republican-FL)November 13, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Ensures military and essential FAA workers get paid during government shutdowns.

This bill would make sure members of the military and key Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, like air traffic controllers, continue to get paid even if the government shuts down. Currently, their pay can be delayed, but this bill would guarantee uninterrupted payments for these critical personnel.

What Would Change

Today, during a government shutdown, members of the Armed Forces and essential FAA employees might have their paychecks delayed or stopped. If this bill becomes law, they would continue to receive their full pay and benefits without any interruption during a shutdown, with funds immediately available.

Key Provisions

Ensures military members and essential FAA workers would get paid without interruption during government shutdowns.
Requires the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and Transportation to continue processing paychecks for these employees as usual.
Provides funding for these payments directly from the Treasury when a shutdown occurs.
Protects these payments from being cut or delayed.
Guarantees funding for these payments until a new budget is passed or the government's budget year ends.

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Lobbying Activity

3 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT

$30K

2 filings

MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

1 filing

Top Lobbying Firms

1.CAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES2 filings

2.MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.