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HR 3500 113th Congress House

Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2013

Official title: To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that were placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 14, 2013 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsBudget processPublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings
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Nov 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Nov 14, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1664)
Nov 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 14, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2013 - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 to require the federal government to provide compensation to the employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, and security services to the federal government who were placed on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations beginning on or about October 1, 2013.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 12, 2013
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 12, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Nov 14, 2013
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Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 14, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Nov 14, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Nov 14, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 14, 2013
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 14, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 14, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3500: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3500/
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"H.R. 3500: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3500/.
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H.R. 3500, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3500/.
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