{"id":31147,"date":"2023-12-08T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/08\/officers-whose-nominations-were-blocked-in-senate-could-get-back-pay\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:11:40","slug":"officers-whose-nominations-were-blocked-in-senate-could-get-back-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/12\/08\/officers-whose-nominations-were-blocked-in-senate-could-get-back-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers whose nominations were blocked in Senate could get back pay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With hundreds of senior military officers finally headed into new leadership roles<\/a>, a pair of senators is pushing for those newly confirmed officials to receive back pay and time-in-grade credit for their months spent waiting for advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal<\/a> from Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., would require approval from both the House and the Senate and could cost in excess of $4 million, according to an analysis of the personnel involved by Military Times. Introduction of the Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act was first reported by Punchbowl News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe men and women who wear the uniform of the United States of America should not be negatively impacted by political squabbles,\u201d Rounds said in a statement accompanying the bill release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Senate confirmed 422 senior officers<\/a> early this week after a nearly 10-month blockade of nominations by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., based on his objection to the Defense Department\u2019s abortion access policy.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t