To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 24, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill prohibits uniformed service agencies or the Department of Defense (DOD) from altering the amount of the locality-based travel and transportation per diem allowances or reimbursements to which certain uniformed service members or civilian DOD employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel in a locality.
The bill nullifies the DOD policy implemented on November 1, 2014, regarding reductions in per diem allowances based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or civilian travel.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 is amended to repeal the modifications to the flat rate per diem requirements for DOD military and civilian personnel on long-term temporary duty assignments.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2017 to Jun 27, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jun 27, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2017 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2017 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2017Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 60, April 6, 2017, page H2791.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 901 | A bill to prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Apr 7, 2017 |
| S 2987 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Related bill | Jun 5, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes.
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 6, 2017Introduced 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.
