3.0.0 5801 2026-03-30T18:55:22Z 2026-03-30T18:55:22Z House H HR 2025-10-21 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5801 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 174 (Tuesday, October 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:H.R. 5801.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4548]]]> hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-10-21T18:01:15Z Shutdown Fairness Act 119 3001 S 2025-10-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Related bill CRS Shutdown Fairness Act 119 3012 S 2025-11-07 Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 609. Identical bill CRS Pay the People Act 119 3066 S 2025-10-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Related bill CRS 2025-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2025-10-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-10-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000301 Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] Dusty Johnson R SD N M001230 Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] Ryan Mackenzie R PA 7 2025-10-21 True W000829 Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] Tony Wied R WI 8 2025-10-21 True B000740 Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] Stephanie Bice R OK I. 5 2025-10-21 True I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] Darrell Issa R CA 48 2025-10-21 True L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2025-10-21 True M000871 Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] Tracey Mann R KS 1 2025-10-21 True S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2025-10-21 True M001215 Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] Mariannette Miller-Meeks R IA 1 2025-10-21 True W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2025-10-24 False M001233 Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] Mark Messmer R IN B. 8 2025-10-24 False S001213 Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] Bryan Steil R WI 1 2025-10-24 False D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 2025-10-24 False M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 2025-10-24 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2025-10-24 False S001229 Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] Jefferson Shreve R IN 6 2025-10-28 False S001228 Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] Derek Schmidt R KS 2 2025-10-31 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2026-02-11 False Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 2025-10-24T13:40:28Z 00 2025-10-21 Introduced in House 2025-10-24T13:43:26Z Shutdown Fairness Act

This bill provides appropriations to pay federal employees who work during a government shutdown.

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for federal agencies to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments to excepted employees for work performed during any period in which interim continuing appropriations or full-year appropriations are not in effect for a fiscal year (i.e., a government shutdown). An excepted employee is an employee who is required to work during a government shutdown.

Under current law, excepted employees are not paid until the government shutdown is over. This bill provides appropriations to pay excepted employees during a government shutdown. The bill also specifies that the term excepted employee includes certain contractors who support federal employees during a government shutdown and members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty. 

A federal agency may not use the funds provided by this bill during any period in which continuing appropriations are in effect for the purpose of paying excepted employees of the agency.

The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025. 

]]> Shutdown Fairness Act Display Title 45 Shutdown Fairness Act 2025-10-23T02:53:16Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Shutdown Fairness Act 2025-10-23T02:53:15Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted Federal employees for periods of work performed during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. 2025-10-23T02:48:24Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-10-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5801ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5801ih.xml 2025-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. 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.