HR 720
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Appropriations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
To deem Federal employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
Introduced: January 23, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Jan 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill states that with respect to the lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Committees of jurisdiction
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