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HR 1297 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Coast guard Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Military personnel and dependents Wages and earnings

Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011

Introduced: September 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2011
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Gohmert. Petition No: 112-2. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)
May 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 31, 2011
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.
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a federal funding gap impacting the Armed Forces, to transfer to the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the case of the Coast Guard, amounts necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including the reserves, who perform active service during the funding gap.

Prohibits any such transfer after December 31, 2011.

What's happening now July 14, 2011

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Gohmert. Petition No: 112-2. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/112/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0002.xml ">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 119
All 119 Democratic 11 Republican 36
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jul 10, 2012
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 28, 2012
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Nov 16, 2011
Rooney, Thomas
· Sep 23, 2011
Miller, Brad
· Sep 15, 2011
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 14, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 20, 2011
EMERSON, JO
· Jul 20, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Jul 15, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jul 11, 2011
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jul 6, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 2, 2011
WU, DAVID
· May 5, 2011
Harper, Gregg
· May 2, 2011
HOLDEN, TIM
· May 2, 2011
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 2, 2011
Marino, Tom
· May 2, 2011
MCKEON, HOWARD
· Apr 14, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Apr 13, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 13, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Apr 13, 2011
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Apr 13, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Apr 13, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Apr 12, 2011
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 12, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Apr 12, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Apr 12, 2011
Tipton, Scott
· Apr 12, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· Apr 8, 2011
Amash, Justin
· Apr 8, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Apr 8, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 8, 2011
Chandler, Ben
· Apr 8, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 8, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Apr 8, 2011
Davis, Geoff
· Apr 8, 2011
Denham, Jeff
· Apr 8, 2011
Dent, Charles
· Apr 8, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 8, 2011
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Apr 8, 2011
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Apr 8, 2011
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 8, 2011
Hensarling, Jeb
· Apr 8, 2011
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 8, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 8, 2011
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Apr 8, 2011
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 8, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Apr 8, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Apr 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1297: Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1297/
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