United States · Bill · S
S. 855 (112th)
Pay Our Troops Act
Introduced
14 April 2011
Last action
14 April 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
14 April 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 April 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011
- related to → Making appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed during a Government shutdown.
- related to → Honor Our Fallen Heroes Act
- related to → Guarantee Paychecks for America's Military Families Act
- related to → PROMISES Act
- related to → Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011
- related to → Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/855
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/855
- us · 112-s-855 · source updated 14 August 2025