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HR 1988 · in committee · significant

Pay Federal Workers and Servicemembers Act

What this bill does

  • The bill makes federal workers and military members who work during shutdowns eligible for unemployment benefits.
  • It affects excepted federal employees and service members required to work without pay during appropriations lapses.
  • The change takes effect during government shutdowns with no waiting period for unemployment benefit eligibility.

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    How would extending unemployment benefits to federal workers during shutdowns affect the federal budget and overall shutdown duration?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that current shutdown protocols unfairly burden excepted employees compared to furloughed workers?

  3. 03

    Should the cost of unemployment benefits during shutdowns be attributed to the agencies employing these workers or distributed across the federal government?

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Debbie Dingell

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Introduced 2025-03-10

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. 2025-03-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-03-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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