Skip to main content
HR 5391 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

Introduced: March 22, 2018 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about March 23, 2018, 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 March 22, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4694 Related bill Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
  • HR 4827 Related bill Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
  • HR 4961 Related bill Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
  • HR 7368 Related bill Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 53
All 53 Democratic 42 Republican 4
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 22, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 22, 2018
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 22, 2018
Comstock, Barbara
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2018
Delaney, John
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 22, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 22, 2018
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 22, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 22, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 22, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 22, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 22, 2018
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Mar 22, 2018
Page 1 of 2 Next
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5391: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5391/
MLA
"H.R. 5391: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5391/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5391, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5391/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 5391: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5391/)
Report a problem