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Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown.
Summary
This bill authorizes continuing appropriations to ensure military personnel receive pay and allowances during a government shutdown. The bill provides funding for active-duty members of all armed forces branches and their reserve components, as well as Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilian personnel who support the active-duty members. The bill also provides funding for Department of Defense and Coast Guard contractors who provide support to active-duty military members. The appropriations authorized by this bill terminate when regular appropriations are enacted, when appropriations are enacted without funding for this purpose, or on January 1, 2026, whichever occurs first.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
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Actions (2)
- Mar 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Mar 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 6, 2025
Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Pay Our Military Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS 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—
(1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code), including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during such period;
(2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1); and
(3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1).
(b) Secretary Concerned Defined.—In this section, the term “Secretary concerned” means—
(1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning the Department of Defense; and
(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard.
SEC. 3. TERMINATION.
Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 2.
(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. <all>
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