US HB489 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 Department 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.
Title
SHIELD Act of 2019 Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN] |
Rep. John Joyce [R-PA] | Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. |
2019-01-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
2019-01-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
2019-01-11 | House | 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. |
2019-01-11 | House | 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. |
2019-01-11 | House | 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. |
2019-01-11 | House | 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. |
2019-01-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Coast guard
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military personnel and dependents
Budget deficits and national debt
Coast guard
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military personnel and dependents
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/489/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr489/BILLS-116hr489ih.pdf |