H.R. 67: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

Plain summary

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act This bill requires federal employees and District of Columbia public employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about December 22, 2018, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.

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Official text

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] · 94 cosponsors

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Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Tom Cole (R-OK), André Carson (D-IN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jim Costa (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Darren Soto (D-FL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and 34 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr67.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr67 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116