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HR 1429 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Budget process Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

Introduced: April 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act - Requires federal employees who are furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that begins on or about April 9, 2011, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.

What's happening now April 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 776 Identical bill Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 12, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Apr 8, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1429: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1429/
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"H.R. 1429: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1429/.
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H.R. 1429, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1429/.
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