3.0.0 55 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z House H HR 2013-01-03 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FITZPATRICK:H.R. 55.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution.The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defense and general Welfare of the United States[Page H34]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-01-31T18:48:41Z Referred to 2013-01-03T16:16:25Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2013-01-04T21:06:41Z Referred to 2013-01-03T16:16:20Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-01-03T16:16:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-01-03T16:16:15Z 2013-01-31 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-01-04 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2013-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 2013-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 2013-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2013-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 2013-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 N K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2013-01-04 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2013-01-23 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2013-01-29 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2013-01-29 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-02-05 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2013-02-05 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2013-02-25 False G000567 Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] Tim Griffin R AR 2 2013-02-25 False A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2013-03-13 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2013-03-14 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2013-05-21 False B001279 Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2] Ron Barber D AZ 2 2013-06-11 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] TOM LATHAM R IA 3 2013-07-09 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2013-09-16 False M000689 Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] JOHN MICA R FL L. 7 2014-01-27 False Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Coast guard Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Military personnel and dependents Economics and Public Finance 00 2013-01-03 Introduced in House 2013-01-08T20:50:15Z Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2013 or the SHIELD Act of 2013 - Requires, in the event that the U.S. public debt limit is reached, priority payment of the pay and allowances of: (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserves, who perform active service; and (2) critical law enforcement officers employed by federal agencies.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a period of lapsed appropriations for the Armed Forces or federal agencies employing critical law enforcement officers, to make available necessary amounts to continue such pay and allowances.

]]> Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced SHIELD Act of 2013 Display Title Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To prioritize the payment of pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers in the event the debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap. Introduced in House 2013-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr55ih/xml/BILLS-113hr55ih.xml 2013-01-31 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.