Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 8, 2011 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2291, S2291-2292, S2322-2323)
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 5, 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 (DHS), 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. Allows for the provision of such pay and allowances, at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, for: (1) civilian DOD personnel providing support to such members; and (2) DOD contractor personnel providing direct support to such members.
Prohibits any such transfer after December 31, 2011.
Cosponsors 81
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2011 to Jun 30, 2011, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Apr 6, 2011 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2291, S2291-2292, S2322-2323)
- Apr 7, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2257-2258)
- Apr 6, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2152-2153)
- Apr 5, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Apr 5, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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 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 |
| HR 1297 | Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jul 14, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Coast guard
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- National Guard and reserves
- Public contracts and procurement
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2011Introduced in Senate
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