Congress has at times enacted measures to protect military pay during federal shutdowns, including the Pay Our Military Act in 2013 and legislative or appropriations actions in 2019 that ensured pay for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps while excluding the Coast Guard.
January 01, 2019
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Historical precedents of legislative responses to protect service member pay during shutdowns.
The U.S. Navy Report of the Search for Amelia Earhart (1937) documents that the search operation began after Earhart’s last transmission and spanned 16 days from July 2, 1937 to July 18, 1937.
July 18, 1937
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Duration of the official U.S. Navy search operation as recorded in the 1937 Navy report.