H.R. 1494: Making appropriations to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and death gratuities on behalf of deceased members and other eligible persons notwithstanding a Government shutdown.

H.R. 1494: Making appropriations to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and death gratuities on behalf of deceased members and other eligible persons notwithstanding a Government shutdown.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-12 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Making appropriations to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and death gratuities on behalf of deceased members and other eligible persons notwithstanding a Government shutdown.

Plain summary

Appropriates amounts to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (and the Secretary of Homeland Security [DHS] with respect to the Coast Guard) during a funding gap impacting the Armed Forces to allow for the timely payment of pay and allowances, and for death gratuities under specified code provisions addressing death benefits for deceased military personnel. Defines "funding gap" as any period during FY2011 for which interim or full-year appropriations (other than as provided by this Act) for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces for that fiscal year have not been enacted.

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Official text

Making appropriations to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and death gratuities on behalf of deceased members and other eligible persons notwithstanding a Government shutdown.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1494.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1494 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112