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HR 725 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Unemployment

Pay Federal Workers Act

Introduced: January 23, 2019 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Jan 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pay Federal Workers Act

This bill creates statutory authority for certain federal employees to be eligible for unemployment compensation during a lapse in appropriations.

With respect to any 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 a lapse in appropriations) is deemed eligible for unemployment compensation benefits for the duration of the lapse in appropriations.

What's happening now January 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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