True Shutdown Fairness Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, True Shutdown Fairness Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Defense, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H13884B27E4AE4134A042511137FDF84E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the True Shutdown Fairness Act.
- Section HBFA5C2718B9D4FBA81C5CF2EF7DA9353: 2. Payment of employees and contractors during shutdowns In this section— the term agency— means each authority of the executive, legislative, or judicial...
- Section H5C510E0BCAA84A1E82AE5761CBB53E12: 3. Limitation on reductions in force In this section— the term agency— means each authority of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, True Shutdown Fairness Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Defense, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, True Shutdown Fairness Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and …
Introduced in House
Mr. Walkinshaw (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in effect for the agency
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