HR 5657 · in committee · niche

Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025

What this bill does

The bill reimburses federal contractors for back pay owed to employees during a government shutdown in 2026.
Federal contractors and their employees affected by a lapse in appropriations are eligible for compensation.
Agencies adjust contract prices to cover reasonable costs, capped at $1,442 per week per employee, with a report required.

Generated by claude-haiku-4-5

Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

01
How should the government balance reimbursing contractor employees for shutdown losses against the cost to taxpayers and federal budgets?
02
What evidence exists that the $1,442 weekly cap fairly compensates federal contractor workers for actual back pay owed during shutdowns?
03
Should future shutdowns trigger automatic contractor reimbursement mechanisms, or is case-by-case congressional action the better approach?

Cosponsor writes these to seed civic discussion — they aren't user posts. Sign in to reply.

Sponsor · D-MA-7

Ayanna Pressley

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

135/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-09-30

Joining the bill

+ 123 more

Legislative timeline

2025-09-30 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-30 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

Citizen comments

No comments yet — be the first.