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Pay Our Military Act

Public Law 113-39 · H.R. 3210 · 113th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Sep 30, 2013 · Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO-6)

Cosponsors (4): Rep. Jack Kingston,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 423 yea, 0 nay423–0
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Pay Our Military Act - Appropriates for FY2014, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to: (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during such period; and (2) civilian personnel and contractors of the Department of Defense (DOD) (and the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to such members of the Armed Forces.

Requires the appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act to remain available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in this Act, (2) enactment of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose, or (3) January 1, 2015.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 113th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 423 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

423 yea0 nay8 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(192)

Republicans who voted yea(231)

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The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 498 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

11 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 3232Related bill

    Support Our Armed Forces Act

  • H.R. 3237Related bill

    GARDS Act

  • H.R. 3241Related bill

    Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act

  • H.R. 3246Related bill

    Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act

  • H.R. 3274Related bill

    Fallen Heroes and Families Assistance Act

  • H.R. 3275Related bill

    To amend the Pay Our Military Act to ensure that the allowances of members of the Armed Forces covered by such Act include military tuition assistance programs of the Department of Defense.

  • H.R. 3285Related bill

    To make technical corrections to the Pay Our Military Act to include midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, who are appointed as midshipmen in the Navy Reserve.

  • H.R. 3291Related bill

    To amend the Pay Our Military Act to make appropriations available to continue the provision of support of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard under cooperative agreements.

  • H.Res. 366Related bill

    Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. …

  • S. 1568Related bill

    Pay Our Military Technical Corrections Act of 2013

  • S.J.Res. 24Related bill

    A joint resolution to amend the Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 to make continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of de…

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Sep 30, 2013Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-39.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Sep 29, 2013FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 423 - 0 (Roll no. 499).House roll call 499
  8. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  9. Sep 28, 2013FloorFloor · POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3210, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kingston demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question on pa…
  10. FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  11. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on H.R. 3210.
  12. FloorFloor · The resolution provides for consideration of a motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59 with each of two amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules. The resolution provides for one hour of debate and provides that the question of adoption of the m…
  13. FloorFloor · Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 366.
  14. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
  15. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.