HR 2220 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Coast guard Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development National Guard and reserves Public contracts and procurement

Military Pay Protection Act of 2017

Introduced: March 1, 2018 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Apr 28, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Apr 27, 2017

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.

Apr 27, 2017

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Pay Protection Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, during a government shutdown, to make available to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the case of the Coast Guard, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide: (1) pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the shutdown and, at DOD's discretion, to DOD civilian and contractor personnel providing direct support to such members; and (2) funding necessary to prevent interruptions or delays in the performance of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations during the shutdown.

The bill defines "government shutdown" as any portion of a fiscal year for which funds have not been appropriated for such purposes.

What's happening now May 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Military Personnel Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Armed Services Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 8

Stefanik, Elise M.

New York · Mar 26, 2018

California · Jan 21, 2018

New Jersey · May 4, 2017

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · May 1, 2017

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2220: Military Pay Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2220/

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"H.R. 2220: Military Pay Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2220/.

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