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S 861 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: April 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 7, 2017
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S2368)
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017

This bill requires federal employees furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after April 28, 2017, to be compensated for the period of the lapse on the earliest date possible after the lapse ends. Employees required to work during the lapse in appropriations may use leave. The bill addresses a lapse in appropriations scheduled to occur if FY2017 appropriations legislation is not enacted prior to the expiration of the continuing resolution that currently funds most federal agencies through April 28, 2017.

What's happening now April 7, 2017

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2274 Related bill Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13 Independent 1
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 24, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 5, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 5, 2017
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 5, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 5, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 5, 2017
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 5, 2017
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Apr 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 861: Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-861/
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"S. 861: Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-861/.
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S. 861, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-861/.
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