US Congress Senate Bill 855 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Pay Our Troops Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a federal funding gap impacting the Armed Forces, to transfer to the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the case of the Coast Guard, amounts necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including the reserves, who perform active service during the funding gap.

Pay Our Troops Act

Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB1297 (Related) 2011-07-14 - Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Gohmert. Petition No: 112-2. ( ">Discharge petition text with signatures.)
HB1442 (Related) 2011-04-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
HB1469 (Related) 2011-04-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
HB1551 (Related) 2011-04-14 - Referred to House Appropriations
SB721 (Related) 2011-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
SB724 (Related) 2011-04-08 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2291, S2291-2292, S2322-2323)
HB2496 (Related) 2011-08-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/855/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s855/BILLS-112s855is.pdf