3.0.0 2900 2023-01-02T00:29:20Z 2023-01-02T00:29:20Z Senate S 2021-09-29 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-09-29T20:59:03Z Federal Employees Civil Relief Act 117 5456 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Identical bill CRS 2021-09-29 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2021-09-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-09-29 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2021-09-29 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2021-09-29 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-09-29 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-09-29 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2021-09-29 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-09-29 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-09-29 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2021-09-29 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-09-29 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2021-09-29 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2021-10-20 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-10-20 False Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-09-29 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-15T16:33:07Z Federal Employees Civil Relief Act

This bill establishes a framework to temporarily suspend certain judicial and administrative proceedings against a federal employee or contractor during a shutdown (i.e., any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations affecting any federal agency or department).

A federal worker who is furloughed or required to work without pay during a shutdown may apply to a court for a temporary stay, postponement, or suspension of any payment of rent, mortgage, tax, fine, penalty, insurance premium, student loan repayment, or other civil obligation or liability that the worker or individual owes or would owe during the duration of the shutdown.

The Department of Justice many commence a civil action against any person who engages in (1) a pattern or practice of violating the requirements of this bill, or (2) a violation that raises an issue of significant public importance. A person aggrieved by a violation of this bill's requirements may also bring a private right of action.

]]> Federal Employees Civil Relief Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to suspend the enforcement of certain civil liabilities of Federal employees and contractors during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Federal Employees Civil Relief Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Federal Employees Civil Relief Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2900is/xml/BILLS-117s2900is.xml 2021-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.