Making appropriations to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard are paid during any period of lapsed appropriations.
Assure Servicemembers Are Paid Act of 2011 or the ASAP Act - Appropriates, during a period of lapsed appropriations, amounts to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to allow the Secretaries to continue providing pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Coast Guard.
Defines "period of lapsed appropriations" as any period during which appropriations are not available due to the absence of the timely enactment of any Act or joint resolution (including any Act or joint resolution making continuing appropriations) appropriating funds for the payment of the pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian DOD and Coast Guard employees.
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.)
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2291, S2291-2292, S2322-2323)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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