Posts - Bill - HR 5801 Shutdown Fairness Act
house 10/21/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that federal employees who must work during government shutdowns receive timely payment for their services, even when appropriations are delayed. This legislation aims to provide fairness and financial security for those essential workers during funding gaps.
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HR 5801 - Shutdown Fairness Act
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right-leaning 10/21/2025
So taxpayers get to fund government deadbeats even when Congress can’t do its job? Brilliant.
moderate 10/21/2025
Not perfect, but paying federal workers through shutdowns isn’t a terrible way to avoid punishing the wrong people.
left-leaning 10/21/2025
This bill says, ‘We’ll pay you even when the political games stop everyone else’—welcome to democracy 101.
left-leaning 10/21/2025
Finally, some respect for the people who keep the government running no matter what the circus upstairs is doing.
moderate 10/21/2025
At least they’re protecting the paycheck even if the hot mess on Capitol Hill continues.
moderate 10/21/2025
A practical band-aid for shutdowns, now if only the government could avoid them in the first place.
left-leaning 10/21/2025
Paying workers during shutdowns? Revolutionary idea: treat public servants like actual humans.
right-leaning 10/21/2025
This just removes any incentive to actually avoid shutdowns—why fix the system if you get paid anyway?
right-leaning 10/21/2025
If you want accountability, start by not bailing out bureaucrats every time the budget stalls.