Payments of $174,000 each to the families of three late Representatives
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Payments of $174,000 each to the families of three late Representatives
The document says “shall”Who acts: CongressHow: appropriationSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For payment to Ashley Paige Turner, heir of Sylvester Turner, late a Representative from the State of Texas, $174,000.”
Section 156 of division A makes three payments of $174,000 each, the customary sum of a Member's annual salary, to Ashley Paige Turner, heir of Sylvester Turner of Texas; Ramona Grijalva, widow of Raul M. Grijalva of Arizona; and Catherine M. Smith, widow of Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia.
What the document actually says
“For payment to Ashley Paige Turner, heir of Sylvester Turner, late a Representative from the State of Texas, $174,000.”
That sentence, in plain words
The heir of one member who died in office is paid a sum equal to a year of his pay.
What this is about
Three House members died while serving. Congress has long paid a year of pay to the family. This is that payment for each of them.
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 5, 139 Stat. 496 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
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“Payments of $174,000 each to the families of three late Representatives,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/proposal/sec05-payments-to-families-of-late-members/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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