To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a Government shutdown occurs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2220| House
| Updated: 5/23/2017
Kyrsten Sinema
Independent Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (14)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Leonard Lance (Republican)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, during a government shutdown, to make available to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the case of the Coast Guard, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide: (1) pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the shutdown and, at DOD's discretion, to DOD civilian and contractor personnel providing direct support to such members; and (2) funding necessary to prevent interruptions or delays in the performance of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations during the shutdown. The bill defines "government shutdown" as any portion of a fiscal year for which funds have not been appropriated for such purposes.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Armed Forces and National Security
AppropriationsCoast guardDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insuranceExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNational Guard and reservesPublic contracts and procurement
To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a Government shutdown occurs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2220| House
| Updated: 5/23/2017
Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, during a government shutdown, to make available to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the case of the Coast Guard, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide: (1) pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the shutdown and, at DOD's discretion, to DOD civilian and contractor personnel providing direct support to such members; and (2) funding necessary to prevent interruptions or delays in the performance of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations during the shutdown. The bill defines "government shutdown" as any portion of a fiscal year for which funds have not been appropriated for such purposes.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Kyrsten Sinema
Independent Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (14)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Leonard Lance (Republican)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AppropriationsCoast guardDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insuranceExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNational Guard and reservesPublic contracts and procurement