H.R. 4827House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

Introduced January 18, 2018

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The Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act requires that any federal worker who was placed on furlough during the government shutdown that began around January 19, 2018 receive back pay at their normal rate. The law directs that this compensation be provided promptly once the shutdown is over, ensuring affected employees are not financially penalized for the lapse in appropriations.

Key Provisions

  • Federal employees who were furloughed because of a lapse in appropriations starting on or around January 19, 2018 must be paid their regular salary for the shutdown period, with payment made as soon as practicable after the shutdown ends.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

January 18, 2018

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Introduced in House

January 18, 2018

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

January 18, 2018

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115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4827

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 18, 2018

Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Garamendi, 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. Lynch, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Payne, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Cole, and Ms. Clarke of New York) 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 January 19, 2018, 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.