On Oct. 1, after considerable back-and-forth between the House and the Senate — and the Republicans and the Democrats — over the Continuing Resolution, the federal government shut down, for the first time in 17 years. (Learn more about the lead-up to the shutdown.)

On the eve of the shutdown, Republicans and Democrats in both chambers were able to agree on a bill to ensure that active duty servicemembers get paid during a shutdown. President Obama signed the bill into law on Sept. 30.

Signed into Law: The Pay Our Military Act

• HR 3210 Pay Our Military Act: Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown. (President signed it into law on 9/30.)

Since it was passed, several bills expanding the Pay Our Military Act have been introduced:

• HR 3241 Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act: to provide for continuing appropriations for defense civilian personnel (including military technicians (dual status)) and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces performing inactive-duty training.
• HR 3246 Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act: to ensure that all civilian and contractor employees of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard are paid in the event of a Government shutdown.
• HR 3237 GARDS Act: to provide funds for the operations of the National Guard.
• HR 3232 Support Our Armed Forces Act: to ensure that all civilian and contractor employees of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard and all members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces are paid in the event of a Government shutdown.

Pending Bills for the Shutdown

Many bills have been introduced to fund the federal government in a piecemeal manner and to address issues arising from the shutdown. Weigh in on these bills and POPVOX will deliver your message to Congress. (And we’ll keep updating this list, so keep coming back!)

House Republican Piecemeal FY 2014 Appropriations Bills

• HJRes 75 Nutrition Assistance for Low-Income Women and Children Act: appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children for fiscal year 2014. (House passed Oct. 4)
• HR 3230 Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act: Making continuing appropriations during a Government shutdown to provide pay and allowances to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-duty training during such period. (House passed Oct. 3.)
• HJRes 73 Research for Lifesaving Cures Act: National Institutes of Health Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (House passed Oct. 2.)
• HJRes 72 Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (House passed Oct. 3.)
• HJRes 71 District of Columbia Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (House passed Oct. 2.)
• HJRes 70 National Park Service Operations, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and US Holocaust Memorial Museum Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (House passed Oct. 2.)
• HJRes 85 National Emergency and Disaster Recovery Act: Making continuing appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2014. (House passed Oct. 4) 
• HJRes 88 Making continuing appropriations for operations of the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy for fiscal year 2014.
• HJRes 87 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution
• HJRes 86 Making continuing appropriations for the Consumer Product Safety Commission for continuing projects or activities of the Office of Compliance and Field Operations.
• HJRes 84 Making continuing appropriations for Head Start for fiscal year 2014. 
• HJRes 83 Making continuing appropriations for the Impact Aid program of the Department of Education for fiscal year 2014. 
• HJRes 82 Making continuing appropriations for the National Weather Service for fiscal year 2014.
• HJRes 80 Making continuing appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2014. 
• HJRes 79 Making continuing appropriations for certain components of the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2014. 
• HJRes 78 Making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations for fiscal year 2014. 
• HJRes 77 Making continuing appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration for fiscal year 2014. 
• HJRes 76 Making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration for fiscal year 2014. 

Related to Servicemembers and Veterans

• HCRes 58 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for the continued availability of religious services to members of the Armed Forces and their families during a lapse in appropriations.
• HR 3239 A bill: Making automatic continuing appropriations for the continuation of FBI emergency and critical training programs in the event of a Government shutdown.
• HR 3236 Hold Congress Accountable Act: To reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year.
• HR 3235 A bill: To provide for the compensation of any Federal, State, or local employee furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations which began on or about October 1, 2013.
• HR 3234 A bill: To withhold the pay of Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President if a Government shutdown is in effect or the Government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit has been reached.
• HR 3231 Continuing Protection for Victims and Law Enforcement Act: Making automatic continuing appropriations for law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim services programs of the Department of Justice in the event of a Government shutdown.
• HJRes 72 Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution: Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits for fiscal year 2014. 
• HR 3225 Save Our Veterans Act: Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown. 
• S 1564 Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act: making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown. 
• HR 3217 Military Pay Act: To ensure the pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces in the event that the debt limit is reached or during a funding gap. 
• HR 3216 A bill: to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers continue to receive their pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government or in the event that the debt of the US Government reaches the statutory limit. 
• HR 3214 Preserve our National Security Act: Making continuing appropriations for personnel critical to national security during a Government shutdown.
• HR 3187 Military Pay Protection Act: To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a Governmentwide shutdown occurs. 
• HR 3175 A bill: Making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed during a Government shutdown. 
• S 1543 Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act: to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services. 
• S 1541 Military Pay Protection Act: to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a Governmentwide shutdown occurs. 

Related to Lawmakers’ Pay

• HR 3224 No Government No Pay Act: To withhold the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect. 
• HR 3215 Shutdown Member of Congress Pay Act: To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to suspend the salary of Members of Congress and deem Members of Congress as “non-essential” employees during a government shutdown. 
• HR 3160 Government Shutdown Fairness Act: to reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year. 

Related to Seniors

• HR 3152 Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act: To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any Executive department from receiving pay for any period in which there is a Government shutdown and to provide for payments to seniors, military and veterans during a Government shutdown. 

Related to DC

• HR 3100 DC Government Shutdown Avoidance Act: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to make local funds of the District of Columbia available for use by the District during any portion of a fiscal year in which no Federal law appropriating local funds for the fiscal year is in effect, at the rates of operation provided under the local budget act for the fiscal year.

Related to Federal Employees

• HR 3223 Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act: To provide for the compensation of furloughed Federal employees. (And S 1567 in the Senate.) (House passed Oct. 5)

Other Related Bills

• HRes 372 The “Open the Government” resolution: Providing for the consideration of legislation to reopen the Government.
• HR 3166 A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure certain important functions of the Government continue during a Governmentwide shutdown.