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Active-duty service members won't get paid on time unless #Congress passes a separate piece of #legislation, as it did in 2013 with the "Pay Our Military Act," which ensured #military pay & allowances continued during a government #shutdown.
Rep Jen Kiggans (R-VA) introduced a bill in Sept with bipartisan support, the "Pay Our Troops Act of 2026," to keep members of the military & Coast Guard paid during a shutdown, but it did not pass in time because the #House is out of session until Oct 7.
During the last #shutdown in 2019, the #NavyFederalCreditUnion & #USAA offered special loans to #military members, & they plan to do so again…. #NavyFederal said it would "offer 0% APR loans to eligible members whose pay may be affected, continuing a tradition of assistance seen during previous shutdowns in 2011, 2013 & 2018-2019, when nearly 20k members received support." USAA plans to offer eligible members with accounts a "no-interest loan equal to the amount of one net paycheck."
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