- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 38
- Latest action
- Sep 26, 2025
What it does
The Help FEDS Act would require states to provide unemployment compensation to federal employees who are deemed "excepted" and working without pay during a government shutdown in fiscal years 2026 or 2027. It mandates that states treat such compensation as reimbursable, requiring repayment if the employee later receives back pay, with recovered funds deposited into the state’s unemployment fund. The federal government would fully reimburse states for both the benefits paid and related administrative costs using the Unemployment Trust Fund. The bill applies specifically to excepted federal employees performing emergency work during a lapse in appropriations.
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Sarah Elfreth
- Adriano Espaillat
- April McClain Delaney
- Bradley Schneider
- Danny Davis
- Darren Soto
- Donald Beyer
- Dwight Evans
- Ed Case
- Eleanor Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emily Randall
- Eric Swalwell
- Eugene Vindman
- George Whitesides
- Glenn Ivey
- Greg Landsman
- James Walkinshaw
- Jamie Raskin
- Jared Huffman
- Jill Tokuda
- Johnny Olszewski
- Josh Gottheimer
- Judy Chu
- Mark Pocan
- Maxine Dexter
- Pramila Jayapal
- Rashida Tlaib
- Sarah McBride
- Shri Thanedar
- Steny Hoyer
- Steven Horsford
- Suhas Subramanyam
- Troy Carter
- Wesley Bell
- William Keating
- Yassamin Ansari
- Zoe Lofgren
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.