S. 3001 · 119th Congress
Shutdown Fairness Act
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This bill provides appropriations to pay federal employees who work during a government shutdown.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 9, 2025
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Shutdown Fairness Act
Latest action (Oct 9, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 9, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.