Shutdown Fairness Act

The Shutdown Fairness Act would ensure that federal employees, contract employees, and members of the Armed Forces receive their standard pay and allowances during any lapse in regular appropriations (government shutdown), funded by money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. It applies to all executive, legislative, and judicial branch agencies, including the District of Columbia public employer, and covers covered employees (including active-duty and reserve military personnel) and covered contractors performing required work during a shutdown. The bill mandates that agency heads provide compensation as soon as practicable—within seven days if a shutdown is ongoing at enactment, or…

No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.