True Shutdown Fairness Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 38
- Latest action
- Feb 2, 2026
What it does
The True Shutdown Fairness Act would ensure that federal employees and contractors receive their standard pay during any lapse in appropriations for fiscal year 2026, covering all executive, legislative, and judicial branch agencies as well as District of Columbia public employers. It requires agency heads to provide compensation as soon as practicable—within seven days if a shutdown is ongoing at enactment, or on regular pay dates thereafter—and prohibits using shutdown-related funds for reductions in force or placing employees on administrative leave for more than 10 work days per year. The bill also allows contractors to seek price adjustments for reasonable costs incurred in paying…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.