Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act

The Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act (S.3681), introduced in the Senate on January 15, 2026, is a procedural bill that would amend the Homeland Security Act to ensure continuing appropriations for excepted employees and covered contractors of five specific CBP and ICE subcomponents during a government shutdown. The bill has been read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. With only one sponsor (Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL) and one cosponsor (Sen. Justice), it lacks broad bipartisan momentum and is in the earliest legislative stage. The bill text explicitly appropriates 'such sums as are necessary' only during a lapse in appropriations, meaning it does not authorize or allocate any new baseline funding. It provides zero new contract volume, no expansion of scope, and no change in procurement priorities. The mechanism is entirely risk-reduction for a narrow set of federal support contracts tied to border security operations. No market-moving financial mechanism exists. With no real market data showing price movements tied to this bill—and the stock prices of Leidos ($LDOS, down 5.15% over 30 days to $147.51) and TTEC Holdings ($TTEC, up 13.6% over 30 days to $2.84) reflecting unrelated market dynamics—this legislation has zero measurable impact on any publicly traded company. The bill's trajectory faces significant hurdles: it must pass committee, receive floor votes in both chambers, and be signed into law. At current status, it is stalled and has no near-term timeline for advancement.