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In the run up to a potential shutdown in September 2023, the Defense Department said in a memo to Pentagon leaders that "military personnel will not be paid until such time as Congress ...
Democratic Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has blasted the fact that congressional lawmakers still get paid during a government shutdown. “Next time we have a gov shutdown ...
The longest shutdown was also the most recent: The government shut down for 34 full days from Dec. 21, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019. During that shutdown, national parks remained open, but trash started ...
The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 was proposed during the shutdown's third week, and was signed into law within two weeks after that after overwhelming, bipartisan support in Congress. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Ben Cardin as S. 24 on January 3, 2019 with 30 cosponsors. [8]
The fate of hundreds of thousands of federal employees and the work they do rests on Congress' ability to extend government funding beyond Friday.
MCCARTHY Shutdown Act; Other short titles: My Constituents Cannot Afford Rebellious Tantrums, Handle Your Shutdown Act: Long title: A bill to reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year, and for other purposes. Announced in: the 118th United States Congress: Legislative history
During a government shutdown, federal employees who are classified as "nonessential" are sent home and paid once the government reopens. "Essential" workers – those necessary to keep the most ...
The Pay Our Military Act is a United States federal law that appropriates funds for fiscal year 2014 to pay members of the United States Armed Forces in the event that the federal government shut down. The bill was signed into law on September 30, 2013, only hours before the government officially shut down. [1]