- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- Sep 30, 2025
What it does
The Help FEDS Act would require states to provide unemployment compensation to federal employees who are performing emergency work during a government shutdown in fiscal years 2026 or 2027, even if they are not receiving pay due to the lapse in appropriations. It mandates that states repay any unemployment benefits received by these employees if they later receive back pay, treat unpaid amounts as overpayments recoverable under state law, and deposit recovered funds 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”…
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