Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed SenateJan 10, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 11, 2019
- To the PresidentJan 14, 2019
- Became lawJan 16, 2019Public Law 116-1
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
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 28 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed411–7 | Jan 11, 2019 |
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 10, 2019; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Signed by President.
- Jan 16, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-1.
- Jan 14, 2019Presented to President.
- Jan 11, 2019Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 11, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H498-502)
- Jan 11, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 24.
- 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.
- Jan 11, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H503-504)
- Jan 11, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 7 (Roll no. 28). (text: CR H498)
- Jan 11, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 10, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S133-134; text: CR S133-134)
- Jan 10, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jan 10, 2019Received in the House.
- Jan 10, 2019Held at the desk.
- Jan 4, 2019Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
In the Congressional Record 11
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 S904–S906 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA, Tina Smith D-MN | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S677 | Doug Jones D-AL | Jan 25, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S300 | Tim Kaine D-VA | Jan 18, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H692 | Kay Granger R-TX | Jan 17, 2019 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E47 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Jan 15, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 41
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 41
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Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by lapses in appropriations.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jan 10, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Jan 4, 2019Placed on Calendar Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
