Shutdown Fairness Act

Timeline

1. Nov 10, 2025
   Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 267.
2. Nov 9, 2025
   Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
3. Nov 9, 2025
   Introduced in Senate

Cosponsors

• Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] R-AR
• Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] R-ID
• Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] R-OK
• Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] R-ID
• Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] R-AK
• Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] R-FL
• Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] R-KY
• Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] R-WY

In the News

• Net Worth Update: Senator Ron Johnson Made an Estimated $1.3M in the Stock Market Last Month - Quiver Quantitative
• Shutdown Update: Funding Lapse Continues to Threaten Coast Guard Pay - MOAA
• AFGE Calls on Congress to Pay DHS Employees During Government Shutdown - AFGE
• Lawmakers Push Competing Bills to Guarantee Federal Worker Pay During Shutdowns - FEDmanager
• Net Worth Update: Senator Ron Johnson Made an Estimated $218.6K in the Stock Market Last Month - Quiver Quantitative
• 2026 Primer: Key Events and Priorities You Need to Know - AFGE
• MOAA Shares Legislative Priorities at Congressional Reception - MOAA
• AFGE Urges Passage of the Shutdown Fairness Act Amid Shutdown End - AFGE
• The government shutdown is over: Here’s what it means for federal fire fighters - IAFF
• Bill Signed to Reopen Agencies, Provide Back Pay and Cancel Shutdown RIFs - FEDweek