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HR 4072 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Appropriations Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military personnel and dependents Unemployment Wages and earnings

To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other…

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To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Trahan, Lori Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill states that with respect to a lapse in appropriations during FY2020, a federal employee who is excepted from furlough (i.e., who continues to work during the lapse in appropriations) and is not paid is eligible for unemployment compensation benefits.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 1
Brown, Anthony
· Jul 25, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 25, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 25, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4072: To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4072/
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"H.R. 4072: To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4072/.
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H.R. 4072, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4072/.
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[H.R. 4072: To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4072/)
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