Authored by Senator Sullivan, the legislation would ensure America’s military service members—Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, and Space Force—are paid in the event of a government shutdown in Fiscal Year 2024.
Prior to requesting the legislation be passed by unanimous consent, Sen. Sullivan delivered remarks on the Senate floor. He emphasized that before the last full government shutdown in 2013, Democrats and Republicans had come together to unanimously pass similar legislation.
“There is precedent–very strong precedent–on this very bill, this commonsense bill that has historically received the strong support from both sides of the aisle and in both Houses,” Senator Sullivan said. “Facing an imminent government shutdown in 2013, which ended up lasting 16 days, this bill, the Pay Our Military Act, was passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate and unanimously by the U.S. House and signed by the President. Congress recognized then the importance of uninterrupted military pay for our military members and their families.”
Senator Sullivan also vowed to try and pass the Pay Our Military Act again in the near future.
