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S 3001 119th Congress

Shutdown Fairness Act

A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Official Title as Introduced Congress.gov

Introduced Oct 9, 2025 Latest action Oct 9, 2025 Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Government Operations and Politics
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Source: Congress.govUpdated 2026-09-17 18:10:57 UTC.

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  1. Official action Congress.gov

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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    Introduced in Senate

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IntroductionIntroduced Introduced in the Senate. Congress.gov
Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in Senate No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 Congress.gov
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Introduced in Senate Oct 9, 2025

Shutdown Fairness ActThis bill provides appropriations to pay federal employees who work during a government shutdown.Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for federal agencies to provide pay and allowances to excepted employees who are required to work during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations are not in effect for a fiscal year (i.e., a government shutdown). Under current law, excepted employees are required to work during a government shutdown and 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. 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.

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