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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1