United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4961 (115th)
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
Introduced
7 February 2018
Last action
7 February 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], JOSE SERRANO, Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], ROBERT BRADY, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Barbara Comstock, Derek Kilmer, Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Ed Perlmutter, Carol Shea-Porter, Gerald Connolly, David Cicilline, Katherine Clark, ELIJAH CUMMINGS, Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Alan Lowenthal, Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Anthony Brown, Steny Hoyer, Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], John Delaney, Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], John Sarbanes, Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], DAVID PRICE, Rosa DeLauro, Donald Payne, Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Earl Blumenauer, Ann Kuster, CAROLYN MALONEY, Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Tom Cole, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Barbara Lee, John Yarmuth, Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], JAMES COOPER, JOHN LEWIS, JAMES LANGEVIN, Michelle Lujan Grisham, NITA LOWEY
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about February 8, 2018, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.
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Timeline
7 February 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 February 2018 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 February 2018
Sponsors
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Barbara Comstock · R · Sponsor
- Derek Kilmer · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Ed Perlmutter · D · Sponsor
- Carol Shea-Porter · D · Sponsor
- Gerald Connolly · D · Sponsor
- David Cicilline · D · Sponsor
- Katherine Clark · D · Sponsor
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
- Alan Lowenthal · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Anthony Brown · D · Sponsor
- Steny Hoyer · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- John Delaney · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Sponsor
- John Sarbanes · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- DAVID PRICE · D · Sponsor
- Rosa DeLauro · D · Sponsor
- Donald Payne · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
- Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
- Ann Kuster · D · Sponsor
- CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Tom Cole · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
- John Yarmuth · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- JAMES COOPER · D · Sponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Sponsor
- JAMES LANGEVIN · D · Sponsor
- Michelle Lujan Grisham · D · Sponsor
- NITA LOWEY · D · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4961
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4961
- us · 115-hr-4961 · source updated 6 December 2025