Pay Our Military Act

Bill: 119-hr-2017
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2025-03-10
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Pay Our Military Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2025 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).</p><p>Specifically, the bill provides FY2025 continuing appropriations for the pay and allowances of (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during the period; and (2) civilian employees and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces.</p><p>If a government shutdown occurs, the bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2026.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2017 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Mrs. Sykes (for herself and Mr. Bacon ) 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Military Act . 2. Continuing appropriations for pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces (a) In general There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2025 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to— (1) members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during such period; (2) civilian employees of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1); and (3) contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). (b) Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until the first of the following occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in subsection (a). (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) January 1, 2026. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms active service , Armed Forces , and inactive-duty training have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term reserve components means the components named in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code. (3) The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Defense with respect to the Department of Defense; and (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.