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S 2274 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Employee leave Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017

Introduced: December 21, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2018
Held at the desk.
Dec 22, 2018
Received in the House.
Dec 22, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 21, 2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8011; text: CR S8011)
Dec 21, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8011; text: CR S8011)
Jan 3, 2018
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290.
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires federal employees furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2017, to be compensated for the period of the lapse on the earliest date possible after the lapse ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. Employees required to work during the lapse in appropriations may use leave.

What's happening now December 22, 2018

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 861 Related bill Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 21 Republican 1 Independent 1
R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 21, 2018
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 18, 2018
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 12, 2018
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 21, 2018
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 20, 2018
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jan 18, 2018
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 10, 2018
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Dec 21, 2017
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2274: Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2274/
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"S. 2274: Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2274/.
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S. 2274, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2274/.
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