S. 3168
119th Congress
Senate
Shutdown Fairness Act
Official title: A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees, contract employees, and members of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 10, 2025
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 267.
Nov 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 9, 2025
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 267.
Bill text
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Lobbying activity
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- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
- MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3168: Shutdown Fairness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3168/
"S. 3168: Shutdown Fairness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3168/.
S. 3168, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3168/.
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