H.R. 7368House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

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

Introduced December 20, 2018

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The Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act ensures that federal workers who were furloughed because of a government shutdown receive back pay. It requires that employees furloughed due to any lapse in appropriations starting around December 22, 2018 be paid their normal salary for the furlough period, with the payment made as soon as practicable after the shutdown ends. The bill affects all federal employees who were furloughed during that shutdown.

Key Provisions

  • Federal employees furloughed because of a lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 must be compensated at their standard rate for the furlough period.
  • Payment must be made as soon as practicable after the lapse in appropriations ends.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

December 20, 2018

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Introduced in House

December 20, 2018

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

December 20, 2018

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115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7368

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 20, 2018

Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Takano, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Vela, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Moore, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Vargas, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Sires, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Barragán, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Costa, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Foster, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Meng, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Ms. Plaskett) 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, 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.