H.R. 5974

Summary

H.R. 5974, the Bureau of Prisons Pay Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 7, 2025 by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Appropriations, and last saw action on Nov 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Text

H.R. 5974 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5974 IH: Bureau of Prisons Pay Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5974  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 7, 2025   Ms. Pettersen  (for herself and  Mr. Neguse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Appropriations    A BILL
To provide funding for personnel of Bureau of Prisons facilities.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Bureau of Prisons Pay Protection Act  .
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Funding for personnel of Bureau of Prison facilities
Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated such sums as are necessary to pay, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations during any fiscal year, the salaries of the personnel, both correctional and non-correctional, of a facility of the Bureau of Prisons during such lapse.

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Sponsors

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D) sponsors H.R. 5974, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Brittany Pettersen

Rep. · D–CO-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 7, 2025

Joseph Neguse

Rep. · D–CO-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 7, 2025 · Original

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 9, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 5974 went before 1 committee: Appropriations.

Appropriations

Appropriations

Referred To · Nov 7, 2025 · 91 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5974 has taken 2 actions since Nov 7, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5974 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5974 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Bureau of Prisons Pay Protection Act — Display Title
• Bureau of Prisons Pay Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To provide funding for personnel of Bureau of Prisons facilities. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 5974 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5974 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5974’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

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