Military Pay Act
Latest action · Oct 1, 2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6064)
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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Pay Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in the event that U.S. debt reaches the statutory limit, to make available the following: (1) such amounts as the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances without interruption to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, as well as civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) (and the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) and designated contractors; and (2) such amounts as the President certifies to Congress as are necessary to carry out vital national security priorities.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during any funding gap, to make emergency appropriations: (1) to continue to provide pay and allowances without interruption to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, as well as civilian employees of DOD (and DHS in the case of the Coast Guard) and designated contractors; and (2) for such amounts as the President certifies to Congress as are necessary to carry out vital national security priorities.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2013 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2013 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2013 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Sep 30, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6064)
- Sep 30, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Sep 28, 2013Introduced in House
- Sep 28, 2013Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6064 | Doug Lamborn R-CO | Oct 1, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6012.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure the pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces in the event that the debt limit is reached or during a funding gap, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Military Pay Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Coast guard
- Congressional oversight
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
