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119th Congress

H.R. 7137

Shutdown Fairness Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Dusty Johnson(R-SD)
Introduced
Jan 16, 2026
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance
Committees
House Committee on Appropriations; House Committee on Armed Services; House Committee on House Administration; House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; House Committee on the Judiciary
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (37)

Original cosponsors (15)

Added later (22)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: To appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees, contract employees, and members of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Jan 16, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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