Provides pay, allowances, and benefits to federal employees, contract employees, and military members during a funding lapse, whether or not they were furloughed.

Official title: Shutdown Fairness Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 09-NOV-2025

On the calendar 09-NOV-2025

Key points

Provides standard pay, allowances, and benefits to covered federal employees, contractor staff, and active-duty and reserve service members during lapses in appropriations beginning in fiscal year 2026 and later.
Requires agencies to pay covered employees for the October 1, 2025 lapse within 7 days of enactment, without regard to scheduled pay dates or furlough status.
Limits these funds to employee pay and contractor payments for that purpose, and bars transferring or spending them for any other purpose.
Ends the availability of these funds once full-year or continuing appropriations for the agency are enacted, and takes effect as if enacted on September 30, 2025.

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Policy area

Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor Ron Johnson (R-WI) Cosponsors · 8

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8 Republicans