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What Veterans Affairs programs would continue in a shutdown? The VA completed an analysis early this year of how previous government shutdowns impacted the department, finding that some benefits ...
U.S. service members could miss their paychecks over the holidays if the U.S. government shuts down this weekend, according to the Pentagon. Unless lawmakers reach some agreement before the end of ...
In the run up to a potential shutdown in September 2023, the Defense Department said in a memo to Pentagon leaders that "military personnel will not be paid until such time as Congress ...
The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 was proposed during the shutdown's third week, and was signed into law within two weeks after that after overwhelming, bipartisan support in Congress. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Ben Cardin as S. 24 on January 3, 2019 with 30 cosponsors. [8]
Due to the Pay Our Military Act and other laws related to the shutdown, most of the Pentagon's 800,000 civilian workers and the American military's 1.3 million active-duty soldiers will get paid during the shutdown, but the 800,000 Guardsmen and reservists won't, unless a bill such as the Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act is passed. [37]
Other agencies were affected by the shutdown as follows: Transportation Security Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, [10] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, [11] National Science Foundation, [12] Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United States ...
If there is a government shutdown, the U.S. military operations overseas and domestically will continue, but U.S. service members won't be paid during that time.
The South would face the highest lost wages during a government shutdown, with a potential loss of about $2.3 billion per week. The Northeast faces the lowest impact, with an estimated freeze of ...