HR 4871
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Appropriations
Coast guard
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
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
Pay Our Military Act of 2018
Introduced: January 20, 2018
Introduced by:
McCollum, Betty
Democratic
· Minnesota
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 20, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Jan 20, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H596-597)
Jan 20, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Pay Our Military Act of 2018
This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay and death benefits during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect.
In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for:
- pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service (including drill) during the period;
- payments of death benefits for individuals who die during the period; and
- pay and allowances to civilian personnel or contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to members of the Armed Forces and payments in connection with death benefits.
The appropriations provided by this bill are available until the earlier of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) September 30, 2018.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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