United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 55 (113th)
SHIELD Act of 2013
Introduced
3 January 2013
Last action
31 January 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2013 or the SHIELD Act of 2013 - 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 Secretary 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.
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Timeline
3 January 2013
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Source: Committee
31 January 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/55
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/55
- us · 113-hr-55 · source updated 12 August 2025