S 724 112th Congress Senate 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 Military procurement, research, weapons development National Guard and reserves Public contracts and procurement Wages and earnings

Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011

Introduced: April 5, 2011 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 8, 2011

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2291, S2291-2292, S2322-2323)

Apr 7, 2011

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2257-2258)

Apr 6, 2011

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2152-2153)

Apr 5, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Apr 5, 2011

Introduced in Senate

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 (DHS), 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. Allows for the provision of such pay and allowances, at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, for: (1) civilian DOD personnel providing support to such members; and (2) DOD contractor personnel providing direct support to such members.

Prohibits any such transfer after December 31, 2011.

What's happening now April 8, 2011

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2291, S2291-2292, S2322-2323)

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