Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 4, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a federal funding gap impacting the Armed Forces, to transfer to the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the case of the Coast Guard, amounts necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including the reserves, who perform active service during the funding gap.
Prohibits any such transfer after December 31, 2011.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 4, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Apr 4, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Appropriations Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Apr 4, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Related bills 9
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 724 | Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 | Related bill | Apr 8, 2011 |
| S 855 | Pay Our Troops Act | Related bill | Apr 14, 2011 |
| HR 1297 | Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Jul 14, 2011 |
| HR 1442 | Making appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed during a Government shutdown. | Related bill | Apr 8, 2011 |
| HR 1469 | Honor Our Fallen Heroes Act | Related bill | Apr 8, 2011 |
| HR 1494 | Making appropriations to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and death gratuities on behalf of deceased members and other eligible persons notwithstanding a Government shutdown. | Related bill | Apr 12, 2011 |
| HR 1508 | ASAP Act | Related bill | Apr 13, 2011 |
| HR 1551 | Guarantee Paychecks for America's Military Families Act | Related bill | Apr 14, 2011 |
| HR 2496 | PROMISES Act | Related bill | Aug 15, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2011Introduced in Senate
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