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HR 3152 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Medicare Members of Congress Military medicine Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Social security and elderly assistance Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act

Introduced: September 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 6, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 20, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Sep 19, 2013
Introduced in House
Sep 19, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act - Prohibits a Member of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any executive department from receiving: (1) basic pay for any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any executive agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) retroactive pay for such period.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during any lapse in FY2014 appropriations when interim or full-year appropriations for the affected accounts have not been enacted, to transfer to the appropriate Secretary from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated such amounts as are necessary to provide the following:

  • pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve component members, who perform active service;
  • benefits under the TRICARE for Life program, Medicare, and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act; and
  • veterans' benefits and programs.
What's happening now November 6, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 1, 2013
Rooney, Thomas
· Sep 30, 2013
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 30, 2013
Barrow, John
· Sep 28, 2013
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 26, 2013
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