Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act

Bill: 113-hr-3152
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2013-09-19
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Medicare

Members of Congress

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Social security and elderly assistance

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act - Prohibits a Member of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any executive department from receiving: (1) basic pay for any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any executive agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) retroactive pay for such period.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during any lapse in FY2014 appropriations when interim or full-year appropriations for the affected accounts have not been enacted, to transfer to the appropriate Secretary from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated such amounts as are necessary to provide the following: <ul> <li> pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve component members, who perform active service;</li> <li>benefits under the TRICARE for Life program, Medicare, and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act; and</li> <li> veterans' benefits and programs. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3152 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act . 2. Prohibition (a) In general A Member of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any Executive department shall not receive basic pay for any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any Executive agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. (b) Retroactive Pay Prohibited No pay forfeited in accordance with subsection (a) may be paid retroactively. 3. Continuation of payments for certain purposes During any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2014 when interim or full-year appropriations for the affected accounts have not been enacted, from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the appropriate Secretary such amounts as are necessary to provide the following: (1) Pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve component members, who perform active service. (2) Benefits under— (A) the TRICARE for Life program under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code; (B) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and (C) title II of the Social Security Act. (3) Benefits and programs under title 38, United States Code. 4. Definitions For purposes of this Act— (1) the term Executive department has the meaning given such term by section 101 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) the term Executive agency has the meaning given such term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.