3.0.0
3012
2025-12-05T06:47:18Z
2025-12-05T06:47:18Z
Senate
S
S
2025-10-15
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3012

- 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
5801
HR
2025-10-21
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2025-11-07
Senate
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.
Floor
609
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00609.xml
Senate
119
2025-11-07T23:29:35Z
1
- 2025-11-07
Senate
Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3012 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 585) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (: CR S7996)
Floor
- 2025-11-07
Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3012 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 585) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (: CR S7996)
Floor
- 2025-10-23
Senate
Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3012 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 585) made in Senate.
Floor
- 2025-10-23
Senate
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 585. (: CR S7720)
Floor
585
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00585.xml
Senate
119
2025-10-23T17:18:23Z
1
- 2025-10-21
Senate
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (: CR S7185)
Floor
- 2025-10-21
Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (: CR S7184-7185)
Floor
- 2025-10-16
Senate
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.
Calendars
- 2025-10-15
Senate
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Calendars
- 2025-10-15
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
10000
9
Library of Congress
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Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Ron
Johnson
R
WI
N
- B001305
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Ted
Budd
R
NC
2025-10-15
True
- C001075
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Bill
Cassidy
R
LA
2025-10-15
True
- C000880
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Mike
Crapo
R
ID
2025-10-15
True
- C001095
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Tom
Cotton
R
AR
2025-10-15
True
- R000584
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
James
Risch
R
ID
E.
2025-10-15
True
- S001198
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Dan
Sullivan
R
AK
2025-10-15
True
- Y000064
Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Todd
Young
R
IN
2025-10-15
True
- L000577
Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Mike
Lee
R
UT
2025-10-20
False
- B001261
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
John
Barrasso
R
WY
2025-10-20
False
- H001061
Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
John
Hoeven
R
ND
2025-10-20
False
- M001243
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
David
McCormick
R
PA
H.
2025-10-20
False
- S001217
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Rick
Scott
R
FL
2025-10-21
False
- L000575
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
James
Lankford
R
OK
2025-10-22
False
Government Operations and Politics
- Appropriations
2025-11-14T16:59:33Z
- Congressional operations and organization
2025-11-14T16:58:45Z
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
2025-11-14T16:57:34Z
- Military personnel and dependents
2025-11-14T17:04:58Z
- Public contracts and procurement
2025-11-14T17:00:59Z
Government Operations and Politics
2025-10-20T15:53:41Z
00
2025-10-15
Introduced in Senate
2025-10-20T19:23:02Z
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
2025-11-08T12:03:14Z
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
152

Shutdown Fairness Act
2025-10-18T03:23:13Z
S
Senate
Placed on Calendar Senate
PCS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill 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.
2025-10-16T10:56:16Z
3933
119
SAMDT
2025-10-23T12:08:14Z
- K000393
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
John
Kennedy
R
LA
2025-10-21T04:00:00Z
Senate
119
S
Senate
S
3012

Shutdown Fairness Act
2025-12-05
2
- 2025-10-21
IntroReferral
Intro-S
9
Library of Congress
- 2025-10-21
Senate amendment submitted
Floor
91000
9
Library of Congress
1
3932
119
SAMDT
2025-10-21T11:08:17Z
- K000393
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
John
Kennedy
R
LA
2025-10-20T04:00:00Z
Senate
119
S
Senate
S
3012

Shutdown Fairness Act
2025-12-05
2
- 2025-10-20
IntroReferral
Intro-S
9
Library of Congress
- 2025-10-20
Senate amendment submitted
Floor
91000
9
Library of Congress
1
- Placed on Calendar Senate
2025-10-16T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3012pcs/xml/BILLS-119s3012pcs.xml
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.
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