HR 1297 · 112th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-03-31· Sponsored by Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]· House

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Latest: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Gohmert. Petition No: 112-2. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/112/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0002.xml ">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)(2011-07-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 - 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. Prohibits any such transfer after December 31, 2011.…

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Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]GA
Rep. Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24]FL
Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]MN
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]AL
Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]GA
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]TX
Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23]TX
Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8]MN
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]TX
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]TX
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]TX
Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]LA
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]TX
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]AZ
Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20]NY
Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]GA
Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4]SC