Support Our Armed Forces Act
Latest action · Oct 2, 2013 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedOct 2, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Support Our Armed Forces Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) all Department of Defense (DOD) and Coast Guard civilian employees, including military technicians (dual status), and all defense contractor employees provide vital support to the Armed Forces; and (2) all members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-duty training or annual training during a government shutdown should be paid for performing such duty, just as other members of the Armed Forces who perform active service will be paid.
Amends the Pay Our Military Act (P.L. 113-39) to make FY2014 continuing appropriations for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect to provide for:
- pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform inactive-duty training or annual training (under such Act only members performing active service) during such period;
- pay and allowances to all civilian personnel of DOD (and the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard), including military technicians (dual status), non-dual status technicians, and federally-reimbursed state civilian employees supporting the National Guard (under such Act only personnel whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces performing active service); and
- compensation to all employees of DOD and DHS contractors who are performing activities under a contract with DOD, or DHS in the case of the Coast Guard (under such Act only contractors whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces performing active service).
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 2, 2013 to Oct 9, 2013, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-NJ | Jon Runyan | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Oct 2, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2013Introduced in House
- Oct 2, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3210 | Pay Our Military Act | Related bill | Sep 30, 2013 |
| HR 3237 | GARDS Act | Related bill | Oct 2, 2013 |
| HR 3241 | Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act | Related bill | Oct 4, 2013 |
| HR 3246 | Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act | Related bill | Jan 24, 2014 |
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
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Military education and training
- 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.
- Oct 2, 2013Introduced in House
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