S 2328 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Pay Our Military Act of 2018

Introduced Jan 19, 2018 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard J. Durbin D-IL

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Latest action · Jan 19, 2018 Read twice and referred to the 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2018
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pay Our Military Act of 2018

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

In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for:

  • pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service (including drill) during the period;
  • payments of death benefits for individuals who die during the period; and
  • pay and allowances to civilian personnel or contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to members of the Armed Forces and payments in connection with death benefits.

The appropriations provided by this bill are available until the earlier of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) September 30, 2018.

Cosponsors 48

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 19, 2018.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJan 19, 2018
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJan 19, 2018
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MOClaire McCaskillOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-ALDoug JonesOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NDHeidi HeitkampOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-INJoe DonnellyOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MTJon TesterOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJan 19, 2018
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-VATim KaineOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MNTina SmithOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NMTom UdallOriginalJan 19, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateAppropriations Committee
Referred Jan 19, 2018

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 19, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateText printed S349Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text)Jan 19, 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.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IN12244Armed Forces Compensation During a Lapse in AppropriationsInsightSep 30, 2025

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4871Pay Our Military Act of 2018Identical billJan 20, 2018

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.
Short Titles as Introduced
Pay Our Military Act of 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 19, 2018Introduced in Senate

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