House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Guarantee Paychecks for America's Military Families Act

H.R. 1551Introduced Apr 14, 2011Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Where it went

IntroducedApr 14, 2011
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 14, 2011 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1551.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUNTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2856):
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution sets for the power of appropriations states that ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In addition, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 states that ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Also, Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide…
Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

39 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 39 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Bob Filner (D-CA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Larry Kissell (D-NC), John Kline (R-MN), Raul Labrador (R-ID), James Lankford (R-OK), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Tom Marino (R-PA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Gary Miller (R-CA), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Todd Platts (R-PA), David Rivera (R-FL), David Roe (R-TN) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Duncan Hunter.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-52 district

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