ASAP Act
Latest action · May 23, 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 26, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Armed Services Always Paid Act or ASAP Act
This bill provides for funding the pay and allowances, without interruption, of members of the Armed Forces, including reserve personnel, during any period of lapsed appropriations.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2017 to Feb 5, 2018; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | May 15, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jan 11, 2018 |
Committees 1
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 26, 2017 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 H687 | Louie Gohmert R-TX | Jan 30, 2018 |
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. 71, April 26, 2017, page H2897.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 491 | ASAP Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 24, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, during lapses in appropriations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- ASAP Act
- Armed Services Always Paid Act
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 26, 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.
