3.0.0
5801
2025-12-05T21:59:55Z
2025-12-05T21:59:55Z
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]
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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
- 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
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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
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
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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.
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