Shutdown Fairness Act

Summary

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 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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Timeline

1. 9 October 2025

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 October 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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• Introduced in Senate

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 October 2025

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 October 2025

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Sponsors

• Ron Johnson · R · Sponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Sponsor
• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• James Risch · R · Sponsor
• Todd Young · R · Sponsor
• Dan Sullivan · R · Cosponsor
• Bill Cassidy · R · Cosponsor
• · ssap00 · Standing

Related records

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