S3012: Shutdown Fairness Act
119th Congress (2025–2027) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
119th Congress (2025–2027) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 2 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2025-11-07: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required) |
| Latest action | 2025-11-07: 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. |
| Policy area | Government Operations and Politics |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Shutdown Fairness ActThis 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.
Subjects: Appropriations, Congressional operations and organization, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Military personnel and dependents, Public contracts and procurement
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | Senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3012 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required) | 51 | 43 | 4 | Official tally |
| 2025-10-23 | Senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3012 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required) | 53 | 44 | 1 | Official tally |
S3012 (Shutdown Fairness Act) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI].
On 2025-11-07: 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.
2 recorded votes in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2025-11-07, was "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3012": Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required).