# 114-hr-1122: SHIELD Act of 2015

114-hr-1122, SHIELD Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1122
- Congress: 114
- Title: SHIELD Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2015-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2015 or the SHIELD Act of 2015 Requires, in the event that the U.S. public debt limit is reached, priority payment of the pay and allowances of: (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserves, who perform active service; and (2) critical law enforcement officers employed by federal agencies. Requires the Department of the Treasury, during a period of lapsed appropriations for the Armed Forces or federal agencies employing critical law enforcement officers, to make available necessary amounts to continue such pay and allowances.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2015-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-1122 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1122)

## Related
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1122 (as of 2025-11-18).