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HR 5657 · 119th Congress — Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025

Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025 This bill provides back pay to employees of federal contractors who lost pay due to a lapse in appropriations (i. e. , government shutdown) in FY2026. Specifically, the bill provides…

Congress
119
Bill
HR 5657
Status
Introduced
Introduced
2025-09-30
Latest action date
2025-09-30

Summary

Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025 This bill provides back pay to employees of federal contractors who lost pay due to a lapse in appropriations (i. e. , government shutdown) in FY2026. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for federal agencies that are subject to a lapse in appropriations in FY2026 to adjust the price of contracts to compensate federal contractors for providing back pay to employees who were affected by the lapse in appropriations. Right now, the latest action is: Sent to the Appropriations Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Each committee will review the parts it handles. The listed sponsor is Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] [D].

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Latest action

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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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