US HB710 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires that excepted federal and District of Columbia public employees who must perform work during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., a government shutdown) be paid, at their standard rate of pay, on scheduled pay dates. Under current law, such employees must be paid at the earliest possible date after the lapse in appropriations ends.
Title
Never Again Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-22 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. |
| 2019-01-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB750 (Related) 2019-01-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Subjects
Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/710/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr710/BILLS-116hr710ih.pdf |
