Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The Shutdown Fairness Act directs money from the Treasury to cover the regular pay and allowances of federal employees, contractors, and active‑duty service members when appropriations lapse. Agency heads must issue those payments promptly—within a week of the law’s enactment for an ongoing shutdown and on normal pay dates thereafter. Funding ends once a regular appropriations bill is enacted.
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