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S. 3012 (119th)

Shutdown Fairness Act

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Introduced

15 October 2025

Last action

7 November 2025 · Passed

Status

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.

Sponsors

Ron Johnson, Ted Budd, Bill Cassidy, Mike Crapo, Tom Cotton, James Risch, Dan Sullivan, Todd Young, Mike Lee, John Barrasso, John Hoeven, David McCormick, Rick Scott, James Lankford

Subjects

Defence, Taxation

Source updated

30 March 2026

Defence · Taxation

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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 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. 

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Timeline

  1. 15 October 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 15 October 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 October 2025

    Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.

    Source: Calendars

  4. 21 October 2025

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7184-7185)

    Source: Floor

  5. 23 October 2025

    Vote

    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)

    Source: Floor

  6. 7 November 2025

    Passed

    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)

    Source: Floor

Votes

23 October 2025 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3012 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · Official source

Yes 54 · No 45 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 1

Showing the first 8 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

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Documents

2 official files

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