Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including Federal worker (government employees and contractors), covered period (shutdown plus 30 days), and shutdown (lapse in appropriations or debt limit breach), establishes jurisdiction for the Act covering all US territory and states, applies to judicial and administrative proceedings but excludes criminal proceedings and child support, and requires agencies to notify workers, and exempts allows furloughed federal workers to apply to courts for temporary stays, postponements, or suspensions on payments of rent, mortgage, taxes, fines, penalties, insurance premiums, student loans, and other civil. It relies on compliance mandates, liability protections, exemptions, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Federal Workforce and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Federal workers with student loans could see lower costs, Federal workers with mortgages could face reduced risk, and Federal workers who rent housing could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Entities that violate federal worker protections could face increased risk, Residential landlords would take on compliance duties, and Mortgage lenders and servicers would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Establishes key definitions for the Act including Federal worker (government employees and contractors), covered period (shutdown plus 30 days), and shutdown (lapse in appropriations or debt limit breach).
- Establishes jurisdiction for the Act covering all US territory and states, applies to judicial and administrative proceedings but excludes criminal proceedings and child support, and requires agencies to notify workers...
- Exempts allows furloughed federal workers to apply to courts for temporary stays, postponements, or suspensions on payments of rent, mortgage, taxes, fines, penalties, insurance premiums, student loans, and other civil...
- Prohibits landlords from evicting federal workers during shutdowns without a court order, allows courts to stay eviction proceedings for 30+ days and adjust lease obligations, with criminal penalties up to 1 year...
- Requires protects federal workers from mortgage foreclosures and property seizures during shutdowns by requiring court orders, allowing courts to stay proceedings or adjust obligations, with criminal penalties...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including Federal worker (government employees and contractors), covered period (shutdown plus 30 days), and shutdown (lapse in appropriations or debt limit breach), establishes jurisdiction for the Act covering all US territory and states, applies to judicial and administrative proceedings but excludes criminal proceedings and child support, and requires agencies to notify workers, and exempts allows furloughed federal workers to apply to courts for temporary stays, postponements, or suspensions on payments of rent, mortgage, taxes, fines, penalties, insurance premiums, student loans, and other civil.
Key Policy Areas
Federal Workforce, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including Federal worker (government employees and contractors), covered period (shutdown plus 30 days), and shutdown (lapse in appropriations or debt limit breach), establishes jurisdiction for the Act covering all US territory and states, applies to judicial and administrative proceedings but excludes criminal proceedings and child support, and requires agencies to notify workers, and exempts allows furloughed federal workers to apply to courts for temporary stays, postponements, or suspensions on payments of rent, mortgage, taxes, fines, penalties, insurance premiums, student loans, and other civil.
Policy Domains
Federal Worker Protection Act
Identified Gains
- Federal workers with student loans
- Federal workers with mortgages
- Federal workers who rent housing
- Federal workers using shutdown relief
- Federal workers facing financial obligations
Identified Costs
- Entities that violate federal worker protections
- Residential landlords
- Mortgage lenders and servicers
- Federal student loan servicers
- Consumer credit reporting agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Randall, Ms. Moore …
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Justice, Federal government agencies, Federal government employees
Positive-direction: Federal government employees, Federal workers, Federal workers affected by shutdowns, Federal workers aggrieved by violations, Federal workers facing financial obligations, Federal workers using shutdown relief, Federal workers who rent housing, Federal workers with mortgages, Federal workers with student loans, Government contractors and their employees
Negative-direction: Department of Justice, Federal government agencies, Internal Revenue Service
Auto lenders, Banks holding residential mortgages, Creditors and lenders
Landlords and property managers, Property management companies, Residential landlords
Entities that violate federal worker protections
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "covered_period"
- → Period from shutdown start to 30 days after shutdown ends
- "federal_worker"
- → Employee of a Government agency or contractor
- "government_agency"
- → Any authority of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The period beginning on the date on which a shutdown begins and ending on the date that is 30 days after the date on which that shutdown ends
An employee of a Government agency, including an employee of a contractor
Any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any Government agency or the debt of the United States exceeds the statutory limit
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