Congress 116 - S 111 - Pay Our Protectors Act of 2019

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Appropriations Border security and unlawful immigration Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Coast guard Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Executive agency funding and structure Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Immigration status and procedures Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judges Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Transportation safety and security

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Pay Our Protectors Act of 2019

This bill provides continuing appropriations for the pay and allowances of certain employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) who are required to work without pay during a lapse in appropriations for FY2019.

The bill applies to DHS and DOJ employees who are excepted employees or performing emergency work during a lapse in FY2019 appropriations.

The employees must also be

officers or employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Safety Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the Central Intelligence Agency;
DOJ attorneys who prosecute criminal offenses; or
DOJ immigration judges.

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Jan 10, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Jan 10, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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