Pay Our Protectors Not Our Politicians Act of 2018
This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect.
The appropriations provided by this bill are available until the earlier of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2019.
The bill provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of:
It also provides continuing appropriations for payments related to:
The bill also prohibits Members of Congress from being paid when a government shutdown is in effect during the 116th and succeeding Congresses. During the 115th Congress, congressional pay must be withheld during a government shutdown and released at the end of the Congress.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4852 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4852
To make continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a
shutdown of the Federal Government, to reduce the pay of Members of
Congress during periods in which such a shutdown is in effect, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 19, 2018
Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Faso, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Gottheimer)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on House
Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 make continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a
shutdown of the Federal Government, to reduce the pay of Members of
Congress during periods in which such a shutdown is in effect, and for
other purposes.
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 Protectors Not Our
Politicians Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
(a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year
2018, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal
year 2018 are not in effect--
(1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and
allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as defined in
section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code), including
reserve components thereof, who perform active service during
such period, including Active Guard and Reserve duty under
section 328 of title 32, United States Code;
(2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and
allowances to members of the reserve components of the Armed
Forces (as named in section 10101 of title 10, United States
Code) who perform inactive-duty training (as defined in section
101(d)(7) of such title) during such period;
(3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and
allowances to the civilian personnel of the Department of
Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of
the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are
providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in
paragraph (1);
(4) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and
allowances to contractors of the Department of Defense (and the
Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard)
whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support
to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1);
(5) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and
allowances to employees of the Department of Homeland Security
whom the Secretary concerned determines are performing national
security activities;
(6) such sums as are necessary to provide death gratuities
under sections 1475-1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States
Code;
(7) such sums as are necessary to provide payment or
reimbursement for funeral and burial expenses authorized under
sections 1481 and 1482 of title 10, United States Code;
(8) such sums as are necessary to provide payment or
reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related
to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services
under section 481f of title 37, United States Code; and
(9) such sums as are necessary to provide the temporary
continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of
members dying on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l)
of title 37, United States Code.
(b) Termination.--Appropriations and funds made available and
authority granted pursuant to this section shall be available until
whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of
an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose
for which amounts are made available in section 2; (2) the enactment
into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations
resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose; or
(3) January 1, 2019.
(c) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' means--
(1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters
concerning the Department of Defense; and
(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to
matters concerning the Department of Homeland Security or the
Coast Guard.
SEC. 3. REQUIRING REDUCTION OF PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IF GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN OCCURS.
(a) Reduction of Pay for Each Day of Government Shutdown.--If on
any day during a year a Government shutdown is in effect, the annual
rate of pay applicable under section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) with respect to each Member
of Congress for the year shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
product of--
(1) an amount equal to one day's worth of pay under such
annual rate; and
(2) the number of 24-hour periods during which the
Government shutdown is in effect.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect
to days occurring during the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress and each
succeeding Congress.
(c) Special Rule for One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.--
(1) Holding salaries in escrow.--If on any day during the
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress a Government shutdown is in
effect, the payroll administrator of that House of Congress
shall--
(A) withhold from the payments otherwise required
to be made with respect to a pay period for the
compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in
that House of Congress an amount equal to the product
of--
(i) an amount equal to one day's worth of
pay under the annual rate of pay applicable to
the Member under section 601(a) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2
U.S.C. 4501); and
(ii) the number of 24-hour periods during
which the Government shutdown is in effect
which occur during the pay period; and
(B) deposit in an escrow account all amounts
withheld under paragraph (1).
(2) Release of amounts at end of the congress.--In order to
ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall
not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in
violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of
a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of
that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow
account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred
Fifteenth Congress.
(3) Role of secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the
Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to
enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section.
(4) Exception for days occurring after general election.--
This section does not apply with respect to any day during the
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress which occurs after the date of
the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office
held in November 2018.
(d) Determination of Government Shutdown.--For purposes of this
section, a Government shutdown shall be considered to be in effect if
there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal agency or department
as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or
continuing resolution.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Member of Congress'' means an individual
serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of
section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2
U.S.C. 4501).
(2) The term ``payroll administrator'' of a House of
Congress means--
(A) in the case of the House of Representatives,
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the
Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section;
and
(B) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the
Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary
of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to
carry out this section.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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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