S. 24: Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-1.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 28 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S24 (2019-01-11), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-1. (final step reached)
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Official title

Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019

Plain summary

Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 This bill requires employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. The employees must be compensated on the earliest date possible after the lapse ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. Employees required to work during the lapse in appropriations may use leave.

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Official text

Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 44 cosponsors

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Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tina Smith (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

Recorded votes

House roll call 28 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S24 (2019-01-11): Passed

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 (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s24.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s24 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116