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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: August 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1117 Related bill Shutdown Fairness Act of 2019
  • HR 4072 Related bill To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in f…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 16
Collins, Chris
· Aug 23, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 15, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 14, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 26, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 26, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 19, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 29, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 25, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 720: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-720/
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"H.R. 720: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-720/.
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H.R. 720, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-720/.
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[H.R. 720: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-720/)
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