Shutdown Fairness Act
Latest action · Jan 14, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Shutdown Fairness Act
This bill provides appropriations for the pay and allowances of certain federal employees and contractors who are required to work during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations for FY2019.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2019 to Jan 28, 2019; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Jan 14, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Jan 14, 2019 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Jan 14, 2019 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Jan 14, 2019 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jan 14, 2019 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jan 14, 2019 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Jan 14, 2019 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jan 15, 2019 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Jan 15, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Jan 15, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jan 15, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jan 15, 2019 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Jan 28, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jan 14, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S559 | Ron Johnson R-WI | Jan 24, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted Federal employees, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Shutdown Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
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