Pay Our Protectors Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 371 Making appropriations for certain Federal employees working during the Government shutdown beginning on or about December 22, 2018, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2019 Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making appropriations for certain Federal employees working during the Government shutdown beginning on or about December 22, 2018, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pay Our Protectors 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF CERTAIN EXCEPTED 6 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. 7 There are appropriated, out of any money in the 8 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:04 Jan 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H371.IH H371 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 371 IH necessary to pay, during the period of a lapse in discre- 1 tionary appropriations beginning on or about December 2 22, 2018, the salaries and expenses of any officer or em- 3 ployee of the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protec- 4 tion, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Transpor- 5 tation and Security Administration, or the E-Verify pro- 6 gram who is excepted from the furlough resulting from 7 such lapse. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:04 Jan 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H371.IH H371 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS