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Mar 6, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
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Mar 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in Senate
- Mar 6, 2025
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<p><strong>Pay Our Military Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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).</p><p>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 personnel and contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces.</p><p>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. </p>
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Mar 6, 2025
Subjects (1)
Armed Forces and National Security
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (2)
(R-TX)
Mar 13, 2025
Mar 13, 2025
(R-AK)
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Mar 6, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 18, 2025 2:07 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 876 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 876
Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a
Government shutdown.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 6, 2025
Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a
Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 876 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 876
Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a
Government shutdown.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 6, 2025
Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a
Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Our Military Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
(a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal
year 2025 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;
(2) 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) ; and
(3) 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) .
(a)
(4) of title 10, United States Code), including
reserve components thereof, who perform active service during
such period;
(2) 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) ; and
(3) 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) .
(b) 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 Coast Guard.
SEC. 3.
Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted
pursuant to this Act 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.
(3) January 1, 2026.
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