HR 55 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Coast guard Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Military personnel and dependents

SHIELD Act of 2013

Introduced: February 25, 2013 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Became law

Jan 31, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Jan 4, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Jan 3, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and the Judiciary, 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.

Jan 3, 2013

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2013 or the SHIELD Act of 2013 - Requires, in the event that the U.S. public debt limit is reached, priority payment of the pay and allowances of: (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserves, who perform active service; and (2) critical law enforcement officers employed by federal agencies.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a period of lapsed appropriations for the Armed Forces or federal agencies employing critical law enforcement officers, to make available necessary amounts to continue such pay and allowances.

What's happening now January 31, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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