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HR 989 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions from any furlough as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2017 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill exempts Department of Defense (DOD) civilian positions with salaries paid out of a working-capital fund from any furlough order issued as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations for DOD.

What's happening now February 9, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · May 16, 2017
Ratcliffe, John
· Apr 26, 2017
Marino, Tom
· Mar 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 989: To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions from any furlough as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-989/
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"H.R. 989: To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions from any furlough as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-989/.
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H.R. 989, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-989/.
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[H.R. 989: To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions from any furlough as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-989/)
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