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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9791 

To ensure continuity of pay and allowances for members of the Armed 

Forces in the event of a lapse in appropriations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 

Mrs. SYKES (for herself and Ms. MCCLELLAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To ensure continuity of pay and allowances for members 

of the Armed Forces in the event of a lapse in appropriations. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pay Our Military Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAY AND AL6 LOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

7 FORCES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated for 

9 fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not 

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1 terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2025 are 

2 not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay 

3 and allowances to— 

4 (1) members of the Armed Forces, including 

5 the reserve components thereof, who perform active 

6 service or inactive-duty training during such period; 

7 (2) civilian employees of the Department of De8 fense (and the Department of Homeland Security in 

9 the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard 

10 is not operating as a service in the Department of 

11 the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines 

12 are providing support to members of the Armed 

13 Forces described in paragraph (1); and 

14 (3) contractors of the Department of Defense 

15 (and the Department of Homeland Security in the 

16 case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is 

17 not operating as a service in the Department of the 

18 Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are 

19 providing support to members of the Armed Forces 

20 described in paragraph (1). 

21 (b) TERMINATION.—Appropriations and funds made 

22 available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall 

23 be available until the first of the following occurs: 

24 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 

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1 pose for which amounts are made available in sub2 section (a). 

3 (2) The enactment into law of the applicable 

4 regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 

5 other Act without any appropriation for such pur6 pose. 

7 (3) January 1, 2026. 

8 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) The terms ‘‘active service’’, ‘‘Armed 

10 Forces’’, and ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ have the 

11 meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, 

12 United States Code. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘reserve components’’ means the 

14 components named in section 10101 of title 10, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

17 (A) the Secretary of Defense with respect 

18 to the Department of Defense; and 

19 (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 

20 with respect to matters concerning the Coast 

21 Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating 

22 as a service in the Department of the Navy. 

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