Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act - Prohibits a Member of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any executive department from receiving: (1) basic pay for any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any executive agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) retroactive pay for such period.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during any lapse in FY2014 appropriations when interim or full-year appropriations for the affected accounts have not been enacted, to transfer to the appropriate Secretary from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated such amounts as are necessary to provide the following:
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3152 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3152
To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and
the head of any Executive department from receiving pay for any period
in which there is a Government shutdown and to provide for payments to
seniors, military and veterans during a Government shutdown.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 19, 2013
Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committees on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means,
Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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
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A BILL
To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and
the head of any Executive department from receiving pay for any period
in which there is a Government shutdown and to provide for payments to
seniors, military and veterans during a Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.--A Member of Congress, the President, the Vice
President, and the head of any Executive department shall not receive
basic pay for any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in
appropriations for any Executive agency as a result of a failure to
enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.
(b) Retroactive Pay Prohibited.--No pay forfeited in accordance
with subsection (a) may be paid retroactively.
SEC. 3. CONTINUATION OF PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
During any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2014 when
interim or full-year appropriations for the affected accounts have not
been enacted, from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to
the appropriate Secretary such amounts as are necessary to provide the
following:
(1) Pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces,
including reserve component members, who perform active
service.
(2) Benefits under--
(A) the TRICARE for Life program under chapter 55
of title 10, United States Code;
(B) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the
Social Security Act; and
(C) title II of the Social Security Act.
(3) Benefits and programs under title 38, United States
Code.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Executive department'' has the meaning given
such term by section 101 of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) the term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given
such term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.