H.R. 1297 (112th): Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011

Introduced:
Mar 31, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Louie Gohmert Jr. [R-TX1]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

S. 721 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Apr 04, 2011

S. 724 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Apr 05, 2011

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 31, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 31, 2011
Referred to Committee Mar 31, 2011
Cosponsors
209 cosponsors (160R, 49D) (show)
Committees

House Armed Services

House Transportation and Infrastructure

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Full Title

To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services.

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Last updated Mar 31, 2011.
3 pages

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3/31/2011--Introduced.
Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a federal funding gap impacting the Armed Forces, to transfer to the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the case of the Coast Guard, amounts necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including the reserves, who perform active service during the funding gap. Prohibits any such transfer after December 31, 2011.

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