H.R. 489 · 116th Congress
SHIELD Act of 2019
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FitzpatrickSponsor7 cosponsors · 4 D, 3 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2019 or the SHIELD Act of 201 9
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 11, 2019
Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2019 or the SHIELD Act of 2019
This bill requires, in the event that the U.S. public debt limit is reached, priority payment of the pay and allowances of (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserves, who perform active service; and (2) critical law enforcement officers employed by federal agencies.
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, during a period of lapsed appropriations for the Armed Forces or federal agencies employing critical law enforcement officers, to make available necessary amounts to continue such pay and allowances.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SHIELD Act of 2019
Also known as: Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2019
Latest action (Feb 7, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 11, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.