HR 4871 115th Congress House

Pay Our Military Act of 2018

Official title: Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.

Introduced: January 22, 2018 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security AppropriationsCoast guardDefense spendingDepartment of Defense

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Department of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNational Guard and reservesPublic contracts and procurement

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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

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Latest action January 20, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Appropriations Committee
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Cosponsors 27

Washington · Jan 29, 2018

California · Jan 22, 2018

Florida · Jan 22, 2018

Correa, J. Luis

California · Jan 22, 2018

Courtney, Joe

Connecticut · Jan 22, 2018

Eshoo, Anna

· Jan 22, 2018

Garamendi, John

California · Jan 22, 2018

Massachusetts · Jan 22, 2018

New York · Jan 22, 2018

Payne, Donald

· Jan 22, 2018

Peters, Scott H.

California · Jan 22, 2018

California · Jan 22, 2018

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