S 3039 119th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

True Shutdown Fairness Act

Introduced: October 23, 2025 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov

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Oct 23, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Oct 23, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Lobbying activity 13

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Cosponsors 30

Alsobrooks, Angela D.

Maryland · Oct 23, 2025

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Oct 23, 2025

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Oct 23, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Oct 23, 2025

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Oct 23, 2025

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Oct 23, 2025

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Oct 23, 2025

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Oct 23, 2025

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Oct 23, 2025

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Oct 23, 2025

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Oct 23, 2025

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · Oct 23, 2025

Kim, Andy

New Jersey · Oct 23, 2025

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Oct 23, 2025

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Oct 23, 2025

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2025

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Oct 23, 2025

Murray, Patty

Washington · Oct 23, 2025

Padilla, Alex

California · Oct 23, 2025

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Oct 23, 2025

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Oct 23, 2025

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Oct 23, 2025

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Oct 23, 2025

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Oct 23, 2025

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Oct 23, 2025

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · Oct 23, 2025

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2025

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Oct 23, 2025

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Oct 23, 2025

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Oct 23, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3039: True Shutdown Fairness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3039/

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"S. 3039: True Shutdown Fairness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3039/.

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S. 3039, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3039/.

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