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.

Summary

The bill requires each agency that was shut down to pay a bonus equal to 10% of the wages the employee should have earned for any hours worked without pay. It only applies to employees who received no pay at all during the lapse in appropriations that began on February 14, 2026. The payment must be made within one day after the shutdown ends.

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