S 24 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019

Introduced Jan 3, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 16, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-1.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2019
  2. Passed SenateJan 10, 2019
  3. Passed HouseJan 11, 2019
  4. To the PresidentJan 14, 2019
  5. Became lawJan 16, 2019

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.

Recorded votes 1

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 28Passed411–7Jan 11, 2019

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 10, 2019, with 30 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-ALDoug JonesOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJan 3, 2019
I-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJan 3, 2019
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Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 16, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-1.
  2. Jan 16, 2019Signed by President.
  3. Jan 14, 2019Presented to President.
  4. Jan 11, 2019At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  5. Jan 11, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H503-504)
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jan 10, 2019Engrossed in Senate
  3. Jan 4, 2019Placed on Calendar Senate

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