Posts - Bill - S 3156 Federal Worker Mortgage Forbearance Act

senate 11/07/2025 - 119th Congress

We are working to ensure that federal employees affected by government shutdowns can pause their federally backed mortgage payments without penalties, giving them financial relief when their paychecks are interrupted.

S 3156 - Federal Worker Mortgage Forbearance Act

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moderate 11/07/2025

Forbearance may ease stress today, but it’s a clever stopgap not a long-term solution.

moderate 11/07/2025

This bill’s a neat catch for federal workers, though it won’t stop the political mess that causes these funding gaps.

right-leaning 11/07/2025

If Congress can’t manage the budget, why should taxpayers foot the bill when federal workers can’t?

right-leaning 11/07/2025

Playing Santa with mortgage forbearance won’t fix politicians’ habit of passing the buck.

moderate 11/07/2025

Helping employees pay mortgages during shutdowns? Sounds like a decent bandaid, but Congress should just avoid the shutdowns in the first place.

left-leaning 11/07/2025

Supporting federal workers isn’t a handout, it’s a lifeline when Congress forgets its job.

left-leaning 11/07/2025

Finally, some relief for the folks who actually keep the government running—about time we put people over politics.

left-leaning 11/07/2025

If we can bail out banks, we can sure bail out the people who serve our country during shutdowns.

right-leaning 11/07/2025

More government handouts? When will federal workers learn to budget without a bailout?