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Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2013-09-28 00:00:00

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during any funding gap during FY2014 when interim or full-year appropriations for the following activities have not been enacted, from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to transfer to the head of the appropriate executive agency such amounts as are necessary to continue payment of: (1) pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, on active duty; and (2) payment of salaries and benefits for sworn federal law enforcement officers.

Requires such payments to be given priority over all other federally incurred obligations in the event that the public debt reaches the statutory limit.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2013-09-28 00:00:00

Military Pay Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in the event that U.S. debt reaches the statutory limit, to make available the following: (1) such amounts as the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances without interruption to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, as well as civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) (and the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) and designated contractors; and (2) such amounts as the President certifies to Congress as are necessary to carry out vital national security priorities.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during any funding gap, to make emergency appropriations: (1) to continue to provide pay and allowances without interruption to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, as well as civilian employees of DOD (and DHS in the case of the Coast Guard) and designated contractors; and (2) for such amounts as the President certifies to Congress as are necessary to carry out vital national security priorities.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2013-09-30 00:00:00

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act - Provides for compensation of federal employees furloughed due to any lapse in appropriations that begins on or about October 1, 2013, for the period of such lapse in appropriations.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Congress
Date: 2013-09-30 00:00:00

No Government No Pay Act of 2013 - Requires the withholding of pay of a Member of Congress during a government shutdown equal to the product of 1 day's worth of pay under such annual rate and the number of 24-hour periods during which the government shutdown is in effect. Makes such withholding applicable to days occurring during the 114th and succeeding Congresses.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2013-10-01 00:00:00

Appropriates for FY2014, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for FY2013 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, to administer and furnish the compensation, pension benefits, readjustment benefits, insurance and indemnities, housing benefits, and vocational rehabilitation benefits provided for under federal veterans' benefits laws.

Requires the appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act to remain available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in this Act, (2) enactment of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose, or (3) January 1, 2015.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Date: 2013-10-02 00:00:00

Continuing Protection for Victims and Law Enforcement Act - Appropriates for FY2014, for any period during which a joint resolution or other Act making appropriations for commerce, justice, science, and related agencies is not in effect, such sums as may be necessary for continuing law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim services programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for which funds were made available in title II of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B of P.L. 113-6), at a rate for operations as provided for by such Act (as reduced by the presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013).

Makes appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under this Act available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this Act, (2) enactment of the applicable appropriations Act for FY2014 without any provision for such project or activity, or (3) December 15, 2013.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2013-10-02 00:00:00

Support Our Armed Forces Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) all Department of Defense (DOD) and Coast Guard civilian employees, including military technicians (dual status), and all defense contractor employees provide vital support to the Armed Forces; and (2) all members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-duty training or annual training during a government shutdown should be paid for performing such duty, just as other members of the Armed Forces who perform active service will be paid.

Amends the Pay Our Military Act (P.L. 113-39) to make FY2014 continuing appropriations for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect to provide for:

 pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform inactive-duty training or annual training (under such Act only members performing active service) during such period; pay and allowances to all civilian personnel of DOD (and the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard), including military technicians (dual status), non-dual status technicians, and federally-reimbursed state civilian employees supporting the National Guard (under such Act only personnel whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces performing active service); and compensation to all employees of DOD and DHS contractors who are performing activities under a contract with DOD, or DHS in the case of the Coast Guard (under such Act only contractors whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces performing active service).
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2013-10-02 00:00:00

Pay Accountability Act - Requires the pay of Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President to be withheld during any period of: (1) a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) the federal government's inability to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit.

Provides for such withheld amounts to be deposited in an escrow account to be transferred (on the last day of the Congress involved with respect to a Member, or the last day of the term of office involved with respect to the President or Vice President) to the Secretary of the Treasury and deposited in the Treasury for deficit reduction.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2013-10-02 00:00:00

Provides for federal, state, and local employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations (from the Treasury) that began on or about October 1, 2013, to be compensated at their standard rate for the period of such lapse in appropriations.

Defines "state or local employee" as an individual employed by the government of a state, municipality, or political subdivision, or by the government of the District of Columbia, whose principal employment is in connection with an activity financed in whole or in part by loans or grants made by the United States.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Congress
Date: 2013-10-02 00:00:00

Hold Congress Accountable Act - Requires a reduction in the annual rate of pay of a Member of Congress during a government shutdown equal to the product of 1 day's worth of pay under such annual rate and the number of 24-hour periods during which the government shutdown is in effect. Makes such reduction applicable to days occurring after the date of the general election for federal office held in November 2014.

Requires any amount of pay of a Member of Congress in the 113th Congress that is reduced due to a government shutdown to be held in escrow until the last day of the 113th Congress and released for payment to Members at that time.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Date: 2013-10-03 00:00:00

Appropriates for FY2014, for any period during which a joint resolution or other Act making appropriations for commerce, justice, science, and related agencies is not in effect, such sums as may be necessary to continue emergency training and critical training by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), at a rate for operations as provided by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6), as reduced by the presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013.

Defines: (1) "emergency training" as training of new employees in positions designated as "emergency"; and (2) "critical training" as training of state and local officers, training for international law enforcement officers occurring in the United States, and training of international law enforcement officers abroad (such as the training of officers who will be working in a combat zone) that is deemed necessary to protect human life or property.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2013-10-04 00:00:00

Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that all civilian employees and contractors of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Coast Guard serve to provide support to members of the Armed Forces.

Amends the Pay Our Military Act (P.L. 113-39) to make FY2014 continuing appropriations for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect to provide for: (1) pay and allowances to all civilian personnel of DOD (and the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) (under such Act only personnel whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces performing active service); and (2) compensation to all employees of contractors of DOD, and DHS in the case of the Coast Guard (under such Act only contractors whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces performing active service).

Requires the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard) to ensure that all civilian personnel of DOD and the Coast Guard who were not in "retained" or "excepted" status at any time during the period beginning on October 1, 2013, are treated as retained or excepted during the period for which such continuing appropriations are made available, effective as of the enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 30-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 90-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 120-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 150-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 210-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 240-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 270-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 300-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 330-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-05 00:00:00

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 365-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2013-10-07 00:00:00

Military and Federal Civilian Employee Pay Act - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2014 to provide the pay and allowances of: (1) federal employees, (2) members of the reserve components of the Armed Services who perform inactive duty training during such period, and (3) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Provides for payment of the pay and allowances of those employees who were furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that began on or about October 1, 2013, for the period of such lapse in appropriations.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Congress
Date: 2013-10-08 00:00:00

Shutdown Prioritization Act or the SPA Act - Prohibits the Architect of the Capitol from operating an exercise facility for Members of the House of Representatives during a government shutdown (defined as a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution).
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-10 00:00:00

Default Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-3) to suspend the public debt limit through December 31, 2014.

Revises the special rule relating to obligations issued during the suspension period to provide for an increase in the debt limit, effective January 1, 2015, to the extent that: (1) the face amount of obligations issued and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the federal government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on January 1, 2015, exceeds (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act.

Prohibits an obligation from being taken into account unless its issuance was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the federal government that required payment before January 1, 2015.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2013-10-11 00:00:00

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse any state for state funds expended for an activity conducted in FY2014 during the federal government shutdown that was necessary to operate and open to the public a National Park located, in whole or in part, within the state. Requires any such activity to have been: (1) authorized under federal law, (2) conducted in a manner and at a level not substantially greater in scope or cost than how the activity would have been conducted by the federal government, and (3) not a settlement of or defense against a claim of liability on the part of the state.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2013-10-11 00:00:00

Veterans Services Support Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), during any period after September 30, 2013, for which VA appropriations for FY2014 have not been enacted, to ensure that VA employees who are excepted from furlough provide: (1) veterans service organizations with the same access to VA facilities as such organizations had on September 30, 2013, (2) veterans with the same access to veterans service organizations using such facilities as was provided on September 30, 2013, and (3) such services as necessary to ensure the safety and security of such veterans and veterans service organizations in the same manner as was provided on September 30, 2013.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2013-10-11 00:00:00

Treats all federal employees, during any lapse in appropriations beginning on or about October 1, 2013, as performing services relating to emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property (employees excepted from furlough). Subjects excepted employees to the rules relating to leave and holidays during a lapse in appropriations that would apply if no lapse had occurred.

 Provides for the compensation of federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations for the period for which they were furloughed at their standard rate and as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-15 00:00:00

Debt Limit Reform Act - Grants the President, or the President's designee, authority to increase the public debt limit. Excludes from the public debt limit amount obligations held by the U.S. government.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Economics and public finance
Date: 2013-10-16 00:00:00

Pay America First Act - Makes this Act effective if the federal government defaults on its legal obligations for the first time in its history, as evidenced by one or more of certain actions taken by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Counts among such actions withholding from making payments of debt obligations to foreign bond holders, including those in China, Iran, and the Cayman Islands, before:

 making a payment of a debt obligation to the Social Security and Medicare trust funds or redeeming a debt obligation held by those trust funds; redeeming a debt obligation held by a trust fund providing veterans benefits, including the Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund, the Veterans Reopened Insurance Fund, the Armed Forces Retirement Home Fund, and the Court of Veteran Appeals Retirement Fund; redeeming a debt obligation held by an intragovernmental fund to assist Americans during a natural disaster, including reserves for the National Flood Insurance Program and other disaster relief funds appropriated to the President; or making a payment of debt obligations to the Department of Defense (DOD), including civilian and uniformed personnel (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force), military active pay and military retirement benefits, and military benefits to their families. Requires the Secretary, after exercising such authority, to report each week to Congress on the payments issued and amount of revenues incoming and remaining reserves for upcoming payments issued.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2013-10-23 00:00:00

Provide Access and Retain Continuity Act or the PARC Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with, and provide reimbursement to, states to conduct activities determined to have a direct economic impact on tourism, mining, timber, or general transportation in the state that are otherwise not being conducted by the federal government during a partial shutdown of the federal government due to a lapse in appropriations.

Requires the Secretary to approve or deny a petition for such an agreement not later than 90 days after receiving it and deems such petition approved if the Secretary does not act on it within the 90-day period.
Topic: Macroeconomics — National Budget
Subject: Housing and community development
Date: 2013-10-24 00:00:00

Fannie-Freddie Debt Elimination Act of 2013 - Requires any amounts paid or repaid to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to be transferred to the special Treasury account into which money received as gifts and proceeds from the sale or redemption of gifts is deposited for reduction of the national debt.

Prohibits the Secretary from entering into any agreement to further alter, amend, or change any provision of the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements referred to by this Act that relates to dividend payment dates, dividend periods, dividend rates, or dividend amounts.