H.R. 4694 – Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

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The Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act would require that any federal worker who was furloughed during a government shutdown starting around December 22, 2017, receive back pay at their normal rate. The payment is to be made promptly after the shutdown ends, ensuring those employees are compensated for the time they were unable to work.

Key Provisions

Federal employees who were furloughed because of a lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2017, must be paid their regular salary for the shutdown period.
The back‑pay must be provided as soon as practicable after the shutdown ends.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

December 20, 2017

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Introduced in House

December 20, 2017

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

December 20, 2017

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Introduced in HouseIssued December 20, 2017

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115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4694

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 20, 2017

Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Takano, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To provide for the compensation of Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act.

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Compensation for Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown

Federal employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that begins on or about December 22, 2017, shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after such lapse in appropriations ends.