U.S. Capitol Police may run out of funding if Congress does not act

The U.S. Capitol Police Department is on the verge of running out of money unless Congress acts on a nearly $2 billion supplemental security funding bill, three sources confirmed to CBS News. The embattled agency, which has seen a significant dip in officer morale in the wake of the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, is also facing a manpower shortage because officers have been working overtime.

The funding shortfall was first reported by Punchbowl News. Two of the sources said a fund used to pay officers will run out in mid-August. Other funds can be "reprogrammed" cover those payments in the short term, until end of the fiscal year on September 30. One source said that as a result, hundreds of officers may have to cover their own health insurance costs.