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; 5 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Jun 30, 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 5, 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.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4264 | Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2291, S2292, S2304, S2305, S2309, S2322, S2325, S2333, S2338–S2340 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN, Daniel Coats R-IN, John Hoeven R-ND, John McCain R-AZ, Jon Tester D-MT, Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX, Kay R. Hagan D-NC, Mark L. Pryor D-AR, Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Apr 8, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2233, S2257, S2258 | Debbie Stabenow D-MI, Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX | Apr 7, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2152 | Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX | Apr 6, 2011 |
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 |
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, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel 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.
- 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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