HR 2017 · in committee · significant
Pay Our Military Act
- defense
What this bill does
- This bill ensures military personnel and defense civilian workers continue receiving pay during a government shutdown.
- It affects active-duty and reserve military members, defense civilian employees, and contractors supporting military operations.
- The continuing appropriations last until either new appropriations laws pass or January 1, 2026, whichever comes first.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would continuing to pay military personnel during a shutdown affect the federal government's incentive to resolve budget disagreements quickly?
- 02
Which defense civilian employees and contractors would be included or excluded from this bill's pay protections, and how might that create equity concerns?
- 03
What costs would the government absorb by maintaining military operations without a finalized budget, and where would those funds come from?
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Sponsor · D-OH-13
Emilia Strong Sykes
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
4/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-10
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-10 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
2025-03-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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