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H.R. 657 116th Congress House

Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act

Official title: To provide loans to employees of the Federal Government and the government of the District of Columbia affected by a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics District of ColumbiaGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInterest, dividends, interest rates
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Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action January 17, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to provide interest-free loans to federal and District of Columbia government employees affected by a government shutdown and to notify the individual's employer.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 65
All 65 Democratic 64
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jan 24, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2019
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Jan 24, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 22, 2019
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jan 22, 2019
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jan 22, 2019
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 17, 2019
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Bera, Ami
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 17, 2019
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 17, 2019
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 17, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 17, 2019
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jan 17, 2019
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 17, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 17, 2019
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jan 17, 2019
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jan 17, 2019
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jan 17, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 17, 2019
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Harder, Josh
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 17, 2019
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jan 17, 2019
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Levin, Mike
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 17, 2019
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 17, 2019
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jan 17, 2019
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 17, 2019
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 17, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 17, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 17, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 657: Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-657/
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"H.R. 657: Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-657/.
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