US Congress House Bill 1016 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-07 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1397)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the federal government to reimburse certain costs resulting from a government shutdown incurred by states or employees of the federal government, the District of Columbia government, or federal contractors. Employee costs that must be reimbursed include any fees, fines, or interest resulting from an employee's inability to make payments due to a loss in salary. The bill requires that each employee be paid for any shutdown cost at the earliest date possible after a lapse in appropriations of 14 days or longer. States must be reimbursed for payments for assistance programs that would be paid by the federal government but for a lapse in appropriations of 14 days or longer.

Pay Workers What They've Earned Act

Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]

Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]

Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]

Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-07	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1397)
2019-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2019-02-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1016/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1016/BILLS-116hr1016ih.pdf