Lawmakers in the House are looking to apply the same standard of withholding their paychecks — including Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy — after the Senate passed its standard on Thursday.

Troops were starting to see money deposited into their accounts on Tuesday a few days after the Defense Department said that it was moving $8 billion out of research and development funds to dish out paychecks amid the ongoing government shutdown.

In August last year, a Bankrate report predicted the gap between wages and inflation would finally close in 2026. Now, economists aren't optimistic.

Homeland Security Department employees are set to be paid by either the end of the week or, for some workers, by April 16, ending an impasse that has led them to go nearly two months without any compensation.