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HR 301 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act

Introduced: January 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act

This bill provides appropriations to pay the salaries and expenses of federal employees who are working during the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, and resulted in a partial government shutdown.

What's happening now January 8, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 371 Related bill Pay Our Protectors Act
  • HR 271 Related bill No Work Without Pay Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 11
Mitchell, Paul
· Jan 24, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jan 22, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· Jan 17, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jan 16, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 16, 2019
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jan 15, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jan 15, 2019
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jan 10, 2019
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jan 10, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 9, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jan 9, 2019
Collins, Chris
· Jan 9, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 8, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· Jan 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 301: Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-301/
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"H.R. 301: Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-301/.
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H.R. 301, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-301/.
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