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HR 673 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Employee benefits and pensions Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Shutdown Relief Act

Introduced: January 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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Shutdown Relief Act

This bill requires that a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) shall be deemed a financial hardship for the purpose of allowing Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants to make withdrawals from their TSP accounts.

Federal employees participating in the TSP may withdraw funds from their accounts up to the amount of the annual salary they would have received but for such lapse. Such withdrawals shall be without penalty if the funds are returned to the TSP account within 180 days.

What's happening now January 17, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2019
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 28, 2019
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jan 24, 2019
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jan 17, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Jan 17, 2019
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 673: Shutdown Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-673/
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"H.R. 673: Shutdown Relief Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-673/.
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H.R. 673, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-673/.
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