3.0.0 3616 2023-01-11T13:29:50Z 2023-01-11T13:29:50Z House HR 2015-09-25 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 139 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FORBES:H.R. 3616.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, and Article 1, Section 8,Clause 1.[Page H6260]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-09-25T13:02:00Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-09-25T13:01:50Z Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act 114 103 S 2015-01-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Related bill CRS 2015-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2015-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2015-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-10-07 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2015-10-07 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2015-10-07 False A000373 Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] Brad Ashford D NE 2 2015-10-07 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2015-10-07 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] Richard Nugent R FL B. 11 2015-10-07 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2015-10-07 False T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2015-10-07 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2015-10-07 False Armed Forces and National Security 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 Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development National Guard and reserves Public contracts and procurement Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-09-25 Introduced in House 2015-12-04T23:00:12Z Defending Our Defenders Act

This bill provides appropriations for pay and allowances for the military and supporting civilian and contractor personnel during a funding gap in which interim or full-year appropriations for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces have not been enacted for the fiscal year.

The bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from furloughing any employee funded by a working-capital fund unless: (1) the fund is insolvent, or (2) the fund has insufficient funds to pay the employee. DOD may waive this restriction for national security.

If the public debt reaches the statutory limit, the following obligations must have equal priority over all other U.S. obligations:

  • principal and interest on debt held by the public,
  • pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces on active duty,
  • salaries for DOD civilian employees, and
  • salaries for DOD contractors.

The funds and authorities provided by this bill are available until the earliest of January 1, 2016, or enactment of specified appropriations legislation.

]]> Defending Our Defenders Act Display Title Defending Our Defenders Act Official Title as Introduced To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Defending Our Defenders Act Introduced in House 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3616ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3616ih.xml 2015-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 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.