119th Congress
S. 3012
Shutdown Fairness Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Introduced
- Oct 15, 2025
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Official text
- Placed on Calendar Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (13)
Original cosponsors (7)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Added later (6)
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Oct 20, 2025
- John Barrasso (R-WY) · Oct 20, 2025
- John Hoeven (R-ND) · Oct 20, 2025
- Mike Lee (R-UT) · Oct 20, 2025
- Rick Scott (R-FL) · Oct 21, 2025
- James Lankford (R-OK) · Oct 22, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Shutdown Fairness Act
This bill provides appropriations to pay federal employees who work during a government shutdown.
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for federal agencies to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments to excepted employees for work performed during any period in which interim continuing appropriations or full-year appropriations are not in effect for a fiscal year (i.e., a government shutdown). An excepted employee is an employee who is required to work during a government shutdown.
Under current law, excepted employees are not paid until the government shutdown is over. This bill provides appropriations to pay excepted employees during a government shutdown. The bill also specifies that the term excepted employee includes certain contractors who support federal employees during a government shutdown and members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty.
A federal agency may not use the funds provided by this bill during any period in which continuing appropriations are in effect for the purpose of paying excepted employees of the agency.
The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025.
Roll-call votes
| Date | Vote | Result | Your members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2025 Senate #609 | Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3012, Upon Reconsideration | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Set your home to see |
| Oct 23, 2025 Senate #585 | Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3012 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Set your home to see |
Actions
- Nov 7, 2025 · Senate
Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 609. - Nov 7, 2025 · Senate
Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3012 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 585) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S7996) - Nov 7, 2025 · Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3012 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 585) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S7996) - Oct 23, 2025 · Senate
Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3012 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 585) made in Senate. - Oct 23, 2025 · Senate
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 585. (CR S7720) - Oct 21, 2025 · Senate
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S7185) - Oct 21, 2025 · Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7184-7185) - Oct 16, 2025 · Senate
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191. - Oct 15, 2025 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. - Oct 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate