118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 9699: Pay Our Troops Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
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Summary
This bill provides continuing appropriations for military pay for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2025 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown).
Specifically, the bill provides FY2025 continuing appropriations for the pay and allowances of (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period; and (2) civilian employees and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces.
If a government shutdown occurs, the bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2026.
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Katherine Cammack R-FL
- John Carter R-TX
- Juan Ciscomani R-AZ
- Donald Davis D-NC
- Scott DesJarlais R-TN
- Patrick Fallon R-TX
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Brad Finstad R-MN
- Kay Granger R-TX
- Sam Graves R-MO
- Jared Golden D-ME
- Andrew Garbarino R-NY
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA
- Bill Huizenga R-MI
- Young Kim R-CA
- Thomas Kean R-NJ
- Barry Loudermilk R-GA
- Debbie Lesko R-AZ
- Brian Mast R-FL
- Frank Mrvan D-IN
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA
- Rich McCormick R-GA
- Dan Newhouse R-WA
- Zachary (Zach) Nunn R-IA
- Chris Pappas D-NH
- Michael Rulli R-OH
- Dale Strong R-AL
- Derrick Van Orden R-WI
- Daniel Webster R-FL
- Brandon Williams R-NY
- Nancy Mace R-SC
- Jack Bergman R-MI
- Mike Ezell R-MS
- C. Franklin R-FL
- Ashley Hinson R-IA
- Wesley Hunt R-TX
- David Joyce R-OH
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
- Robert Wittman R-VA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Jennifer Kiggans SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Jennifer Kiggans.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.