Guarantee Paychecks for America's Military Families Act
Latest action · Apr 14, 2011 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Guarantee Paychecks for America's Military Families Act - Prioritizes, in the event that the public debt of the U.S. government reaches the statutory limit, the following obligations over all other obligations: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public; (2) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay members of the Armed Forces the earned pay, allowances, and other compensation paid from military personnel accounts; and (3) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a contingency operation (as defined in existing provisions of federal military law), including the pay earned by civilian employees of the DOD and the Coast Guard serving in a combat zone (as defined in existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
Appropriates to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, for any period of lapsed appropriations, such amounts as may be necessary to allow such Secretaries to provide, during the period of lapsed appropriations and without interruption: (1) pay and allowances to members of Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during the period of lapsed appropriations; and (2) pay to civilian employees of the DOD and the Coast Guard serving in a combat zone.
Defines "period of lapsed appropriations" as any period during which appropriations are not available due to the absence of the timely enactment of any Act or joint resolution (whether a general appropriations Act or an Act or joint resolution making continuing appropriations) appropriating funds for the payment of the pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the DOD and Coast Guard.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2011 to Jun 21, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | May 5, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Allen B. West | May 23, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | May 23, 2011 | |
| R-MN | Chip Cravaack | May 23, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | May 23, 2011 | |
| R-FL | David Rivera | May 23, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | May 23, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | May 23, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 23, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2011Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Related bills 10
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 721 | Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 | Related bill | Apr 4, 2011 |
| S 724 | Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 | Related bill | Apr 8, 2011 |
| S 774 | Enduring Support for Defenders of Freedom and Their Families Act | Related bill | Apr 8, 2011 |
| S 777 | Temporary Military Pay Act of 2011 | Related bill | Apr 8, 2011 |
| S 855 | Pay Our Troops Act | Related bill | Apr 14, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Appropriations
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Coast guard
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- National Guard and reserves
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House
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