Overview
- The White House budget office confirmed a roughly $5.3 billion package to cover the end-of-month payroll for service members during the shutdown.
- About $2.5 billion will come from One Big Beautiful Bill housing funds, with another $1.4 billion from procurement and $1.4 billion from research and development accounts.
- This is the second major reprogramming since Oct. 1, following the earlier use of roughly $8 billion in research and development funds to meet the Oct. 15 payday.
- The Pentagon accepted a $130 million private donation that experts say would cover only a few hours of combined payroll and that has drawn legal and ethical scrutiny.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned troops may not be able to be paid by Nov. 15 without congressional action as military families face mounting stress, canceled reserve drills, delayed reimbursements, and surging demand for food assistance.