HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4441
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 29, 2024.
The committee on Labor and Workforce Development, to whom was
referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1908) of Patrick
Joseph Kearney that the salaries of members of the United States Coast
Guard who are residents of the Commonwealth be paid by the
Commonwealth during the so-called federal government shut-down,
reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4441)
ought to pass.
For the committee,
KIP A. DIGGS. 1 of 1
FILED ON: 2/5/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4441
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act providing for payment by the Commonwealth of wages for members of the United States
Coast Guard during the shut-down, so-called, of the United States Government.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the salaries of members of the
2United States Coast Guard who are residents of the commonwealth shall be paid by the
3commonwealth, subject to appropriation, during the pendency of any so-called federal
4government shut-down. The funds for such payments shall be paid from an account to be
5determined by the Governor. Upon the conclusion of the so-called federal government shut-
6down, the Commonwealth shall seek reimbursement from the federal government for the costs of
7any such payments made.