S 171
113th 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
Military Pay Continuation Act of 2013
Introduced: January 29, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 29, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Jan 29, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Military Pay Continuation Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a government-wide shutdown, 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. 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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