3.0.0 3216 2023-01-11T13:24:08Z 2023-01-11T13:24:08Z House H HR 2013-09-28 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KINGSTON:H.R. 3216.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: ``No Money shall be drawnfrom the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations madeby Law.. . .''Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall havethe Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the commonDefence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .''Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12 and 13: Congress shallhave power ``[t]o raise and support Armies . . .'' and ``[t]oprovide and maintain a Navy.''[Page H6012]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-11-06T19:21:18Z Referred to 2013-09-28T14:00:40Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2013-10-15T13:59:50Z Referred to 2013-09-28T14:00:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-09-28T14:00:35Z 2013-11-06 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-10-15 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2013-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 N G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2013-09-28 True Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Military personnel and dependents Government Operations and Politics 00 2013-09-28 Introduced in House 2013-10-21T15:00:58Z 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.

]]> To ensure that members of the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers continue to receive their pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government or in the event that the debt of the United States Government reaches the statutory limit. Display Title To ensure that members of the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers continue to receive their pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government or in the event that the debt of the United States Government reaches the statutory limit. Official Title as Introduced To ensure that members of the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers continue to receive their pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government or in the event that the debt of the United States Government reaches the statutory limit. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2013-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3216ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3216ih.xml 2013-11-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.