H.R. 3241: Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-10-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6242)

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-10-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6242) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act

Plain summary

Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act - Amends the Pay Our Military Act (P.L. 113-39) to make FY2014 continuing appropriations for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect to provide for pay and allowances to: (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform inactive-duty training (under such Act only members performing active service) during such period; and (2) all civilian personnel of DOD (and the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard), including all military technicians (dual status).

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Official text

Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · 30 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Roger Williams (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Joe Wilson (R-SC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3241.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3241 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113