A bill to provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown.

Q: What does Preamble of A bill to provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown. do?

This bill aims to provide a premium payment to employees of the Department of Homeland Security who worked during a shutdown without receiving pay. The premium payment would be equal to 10 percent of the pay these employees should have received during the shutdown.

Q: What does PREMIUM PAYMENT TO DHS WORKERS REQUIRED TO WORK WITHOUT PAY of A bill to provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown. do?

This section establishes definitions and requirements for premium payments to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) workers who worked without pay during a specific lapse in appropriations. A 'covered lapse in appropriations' is defined as the lapse beginning on February 14, 2026. An 'unpaid employee' is defined as an employee of an agency affected by the covered lapse who performed work and did not receive pay during that period. The head of each agency must make a one-time premium payment to unpaid employees within one day after the lapse ends. The premium payment amount is equal to 10 percent of the product of the hours worked without pay and the employee's hourly rate of basic pay.

Last updated: 3/24/2026 · Introduced: 3/24/2026

Author: Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

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This bill mandates a one-time premium payment of 10% of unpaid wages to Department of Homeland Security employees who worked during a lapse in appropriations beginning February 14, 2026.
The premium payment is calculated based on the number of hours worked without pay and the employee's hourly basic pay rate.
Agency heads are required to issue these payments to eligible employees within one day of the lapse in appropriations ending.

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