To amend title 31, United States Code, to reimburse employees of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and the States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires Treasury, subject to appropriations, to reimburse shutdown-related costs for covered federal, District of Columbia, and contractor workers and to reimburse States that temporarily fund interrupted federal assistance during covered lapses in appropriations.
Who Benefits and How
Covered furloughed or unpaid workers and States that front money for interrupted federally funded assistance could recover certain shutdown-related costs after a qualifying lapse in appropriations ends.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Treasury would have to create an application, documentation, approval, and payment process, and federal appropriators would need to fund the reimbursements before many payments could be made.
Key Provisions
- Defines covered employees to include furloughed or unpaid federal and D.C. workers and federal contractors or contractor employees placed on unpaid leave because of a shutdown.
- Requires reimbursement of qualifying shutdown costs for covered workers after the October 2025 lapse and after later lapses lasting at least 14 days, subject to appropriations.
- Requires reimbursement of States that use State funds to cover assistance that would otherwise have been federally provided during covered shutdowns.
- Requires reimbursement applications to be filed with Treasury within one year and supported by documentation chosen by the Secretary.
- Creates a Treasury reserve fund for future shutdown-cost payments to covered employees, subject to appropriations.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires Treasury, subject to appropriations, to reimburse shutdown-related costs for covered federal, District of Columbia, and contractor workers and to reimburse States that temporarily fund interrupted federal assistance during covered lapses in appropriations.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Labor, Budget
Primary Purpose
Requires Treasury, subject to appropriations, to reimburse shutdown-related costs for covered federal, District of Columbia, and contractor workers and to reimburse States that temporarily fund interrupted federal assistance during covered lapses in appropriations.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Covered federal, D.C., and contractor workers and States absorbing shutdown-related costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Treasury administrators and federal appropriators responsible for processing and funding reimbursements
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Horsford (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Ansari) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
State governments advancing funds for federally backed assistance during a shutdown
Treasury officials administering applications, documentation review, and reimbursement payments
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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