True Shutdown Fairness Act
Latest action · Oct 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedOct 23, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 23, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Oct 23, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 23, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Oct 23, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S7993 | Gary C. Peters D-MI | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7714–S7718 | Angela D. Alsobrooks D-MD, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Mark R. Warner D-VA, Ron Johnson R-WI | Oct 23, 2025 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-318 | FLYING ON EMPTY: HOW SHUTDOWNS THREATEN AIR SAFETY, TRAVEL, AND THE ECONOMY85 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Nov 19, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3165 | True Shutdown Fairness Act | Related bill | Nov 7, 2025 |
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 Federal employees during the lapse in appropriations that began on October 1, 2025, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- True Shutdown Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2025Introduced in 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.
