HR 1117
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Appropriations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Unemployment
Shutdown Fairness Act of 2019
Introduced: February 8, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Shutdown Fairness Act of 2019
This bill states that with respect to a lapse in appropriations beginning on December 22, 2018, an individual who is excepted from furlough (i.e., required to work without pay during the lapse in appropriations) and paid unemployment compensation on the basis of federal service is deemed eligible for that unemployment compensation.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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