Pay the People Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3066 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3066 To appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 28, 2025 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pay the People Act''. SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``agency'' means each authority of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States; and (2) the term ``covered individual''-- (A) means an employee of an agency; and (B) incl…