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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3152 

To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and 

the head of any Executive department from receiving pay for any period 

in which there is a Government shutdown and to provide for payments 

to seniors, military and veterans during a Government shutdown. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 

Mr. REED introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees 

on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, Energy and 

Commerce, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice 

President, and the head of any Executive department 

from receiving pay for any period in which there is 

a Government shutdown and to provide for payments 

to seniors, military and veterans during a Government 

shutdown. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pay Our Veterans and 

3 Seniors First Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—A Member of Congress, the Presi6 dent, the Vice President, and the head of any Executive 

7 department shall not receive basic pay for any period in 

8 which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations 

9 for any Executive agency as a result of a failure to enact 

10 a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. 

11 (b) RETROACTIVE PAY PROHIBITED.—No pay for12 feited in accordance with subsection (a) may be paid retro13 actively. 

14 SEC. 3. CONTINUATION OF PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN PUR15 POSES. 

16 During any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 

17 2014 when interim or full-year appropriations for the af18 fected accounts have not been enacted, from amounts in 

19 the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appro20 priated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 

21 the appropriate Secretary such amounts as are necessary 

22 to provide the following: 

23 (1) Pay and allowances to members of the 

24 Armed Forces, including reserve component mem25 bers, who perform active service. 

26 (2) Benefits under— 


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1 (A) the TRICARE for Life program under 

2 chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code; 

3 (B) the Medicare program under title 

4 XVIII of the Social Security Act; and 

5 (C) title II of the Social Security Act. 

6 (3) Benefits and programs under title 38, 

7 United States Code. 

8 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

9 For purposes of this Act— 

10 (1) the term ‘‘Executive department’’ has the 

11 meaning given such term by section 101 of title 5, 

12 United States Code; and 

13 (2) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the mean14 ing given such term by section 105 of title 5, United 

15 States Code. 

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