Legislation· Nov 2025Sponsored by Ron Johnson (R)
Shutdown Fairness Act
Pays federal employees who work during government shutdowns, starting October 1, 2025.
Tradeoff
Ensures excepted federal employees receive regular pay during shutdowns instead of waiting until government reopens. funds from the Treasury as needed.
What's in it
The Senate rejected on a on October 23, 2025 (54-45). It tried again on November 7, 2025 and rejected again (53-43). The bill remains stalled in the Senate.
Senate
Introduced
(Oct 15, 2025)
Senate
On on the
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3012
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected(Roll #585 · Oct 23, 2025)
54 yeanay 45Senate
On on the
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3012, Upon Reconsideration
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected(Roll #609 · Nov 7, 2025)
53 yeanay 43
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Mike Lee (R-UT)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- David McCormick (R-PA)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
Recently introduced · no floor action yet