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The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes that limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States.
The government has about 1.3 million active-duty service members and 800,000 National Guard and reservists. The Pentagon is also likely to pause military recruitment and operational planning.
The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (GEFTA) is a United States federal law which requires retroactive pay and leave accrual for federal employees affected by the furlough as a result of the 2018–19 federal government shutdown and any future lapses in appropriations. [1]
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2017 (Pub. L. 114–223 (text)) - a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government of the United States through December 9, 2016 at 0.496% below the operating rate of the FY 2016 enacted appropriation. On September 28, 2016, the Senate voted 72-26 to pass the bill and later that day, the House ...
(The Center Square) – Congress passed an $895 billion Defense authorization bill that includes a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted troops and a 4.5% increase for all other service members. The ...
The provision is estimated to affect between 6,000 and 7,000 military families. [16] However, a 2022 study found that approximately 2,500 children were treated with gender-affirming care through TRICARE in 2017. [28] The provision was opposed by military veterans, families and active-duty service members who have transgender connections. [29]
The U.S. Army reported earlier this year that a single, 18-year-old enlisted member at the starting rank – pay grade E-1 with less than four months of service – gets, on average, a starting ...
The Army Appropriations Act of 1901 (31 Stat. 895, enacted 2 March 1901 by Pres. William McKinley), enacted in the years following the Spanish–American War and the resulting 1898 Treaty of Paris, is primarily known for: the Platt Amendment (31 Stat. 897), defining the terms of Cuban independence