To provide a 10 percent increase in the rate of basic pay for members of the uniformed services, effective January 1, 2004, to pay a one-time bonus to members of the Armed Forces who served or serve in a combat zone designated for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 8, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 5, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Waives any FY 2004 military pay increases tied to increases in the General Schedule of Compensation for Government employees. Increases by ten percent, effective January 1, 2004, the rates of basic pay for military personnel.
Requires the payment of a one-time bonus of $1,500 to each active-duty and reserve member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard who served or serves for any period of time in a combat zone designated in connection with Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Sep 5, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 5, 2003Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Air force
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Army
- Coast guard
- Cost of living adjustments
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Marines
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military operations
- Military pay
- Military personnel
- Navy
- South Asia
- Terrorism
- War
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