Pay Our Protectors Not Our Politicians Act of 2018

Pay Our Protectors Not Our Politicians Act of 2018

This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect.

The appropriations provided by this bill are available until the earlier of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2019.

The bill provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of:

• members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service;
• members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-duty training;
• civilian personnel or contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to members of the Armed Forces; and
• DHS employees who are performing national security activities.

It also provides continuing appropriations for payments related to:

• death gratuities,
• funeral and burial expenses,
• authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services, and
• the temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members dying on active duty.

The bill also prohibits Members of Congress from being paid when a government shutdown is in effect during the 116th and succeeding Congresses. During the 115th Congress, congressional pay must be withheld during a government shutdown and released at the end of the Congress.