[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1117 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1117

      To clarify that individuals excepted from furlough and paid 
 unemployment compensation on the basis of Federal service during any 
   lapse in appropriations occurring in fiscal year 2019 are deemed 
                    eligible for such compensation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2019

    Ms. Hill of California introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
      To clarify that individuals excepted from furlough and paid 
 unemployment compensation on the basis of Federal service during any 
   lapse in appropriations occurring in fiscal year 2019 are deemed 
                    eligible for such compensation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shutdown Fairness Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION RELATED TO ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
              COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 
beginning on December 22, 2018, any individual who is paid unemployment 
compensation by a State, on the basis of the individual's Federal 
service (as defined in section 8501 or 8521 of title 5, United States 
Code), for a week during fiscal year 2019 during any part of which a 
lapse in appropriations is in effect with respect to which the 
individual is excepted from furlough shall be deemed to be totally 
separated from Federal service and eligible for unemployment 
compensation benefits under subchapter I of chapter 85 of title 5 of 
the United States Code for such week.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to weeks 
beginning on or after December 22, 2018.
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