S. 3012 · 119th Congress · pending
Shutdown Fairness Act
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.
Latest official action 2025-11-07 · Unknown
The bill, briefly
Shutdown Fairness Act This 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.
Congressional Research Service · 2025-10-15
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Ron Johnson
Senate · WI · Republican
$49,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ted Budd
Senate · NC · Republican
$302,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bill Cassidy
Senate · LA · Republican
$1,221,279PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Crapo
Senate · ID · Republican
$556,775PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Cotton
Senate · AR · Republican
$1,221,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James E. Risch
Senate · ID · Republican
$1,137,421PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Dan Sullivan
Senate · AK · Republican
$2,134,194PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Todd Young
Senate · IN · Republican
$715,270PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Lee
Senate · UT · Republican
$241,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Barrasso
Senate · WY · Republican
$407,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Hoeven
Senate · ND · Republican
$270,475PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
David McCormick
Senate · PA · Republican
$688,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rick Scott
Senate · FL · Republican
$67,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James Lankford
Senate · OK · Republican
$375,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
13 of 13 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
IN THE ARENA PAC$60,000
Ron Johnson · Sponsor · $5,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$48,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $2,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordJOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA FIRST PAC$40,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $7,500
John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$40,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAKOTA PAC$40,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $15,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordRESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC)$40,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$40,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$38,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $7,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $3,500
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $2,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$37,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $10,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPHILLIPS 66 PAC$37,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$37,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $3,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $1,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $2,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$36,500
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $7,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $3,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $4,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $6,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$36,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $1,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $3,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $2,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $1,500
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $8,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $3,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,500
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$35,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $3,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $2,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $3,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $2,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $7,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSENATE EAGLE PAC$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEND IN THE SEAL PAC$35,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$34,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Scott · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$33,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $6,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$33,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $8,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$31,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $9,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$31,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,500
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $3,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $0
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $6,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $7,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rick Scott · Cosponsor · $2,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$30,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,500
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$30,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,500
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$30,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PAC$30,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLETS GET TO WORK PAC$30,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEBRASKA SANDHILLS PAC$30,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.