Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act

House Bill

H.R. 5841

119th Congress

Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act

In Committee

Introduced:Oct 28, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Chellie Pingree

Representative

Democratic

ME-1

Cosponsors

10

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Policy Area

Immigration

Summary

This bill ensures that certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents continue to receive their salaries during a government shutdown in 2024. It provides temporary funding to keep these critical border and immigration enforcement personnel on the job.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

SponsorChellie Pingree (D-ME)

Introduced10/28/2025

StatusReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workf

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Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act

This bill ensures that certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents continue to receive their salaries during a government shutdown in 2024. It provides temporary funding to keep these criti

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This bill ensures that certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents continue to receive their salaries during a government shutdown in 2024. It provides temporary funding to keep these critical border and immigration enforcement personnel on the job.

Bill Number: 5841
Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Introduced: 10/28/2025
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workf
Policy Area: Immigration

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Title: Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act
Bill Number: 5841
Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workf
Introduced: 10/28/2025
Summary: This bill ensures that certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents continue to receive their salaries during a government shutdown in 2024. It provides temporary funding to keep these critical border and immigration enforcement p

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill ensures that certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents continue to receive their salaries during a government shutdown in 2024. It provides temporary funding to keep these critical border and immigration enforcement personnel on the job.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Homeland Heroes Pay ActThis bill provides continuing appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) in FY2024.If a lapse in appropriations occurs in FY2024, the bill provides continuing appropriations for the salaries and expenses of (1) CBP officers and agents who are performing mission critical functions at U.S. southwest, northern, and maritime border ports of entry, and between such ports of entry; and (2) ICE officers and agents who conduct immigration enforcement and investigations of criminal operations and organizations.The bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2024.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Provides continuing appropriations for salaries of CBP officers and agents at U.S. borders and ports of entry during a government shutdown in 2024
Also provides continuing appropriations for salaries of ICE officers and agents who conduct immigration enforcement and criminal investigations
Funding would last until the earlier of new appropriations legislation or January 1, 2024

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would ensure that key U.S. border protection and immigration enforcement personnel can continue working and receiving their paychecks in the event of a government shutdown in 2024. This would help maintain critical border security and immigration enforcement functions during a potential lapse in regular government funding.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Immigration

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

5841, 119th Congress (2025). "Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-5841

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