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S. 3012: Shutdown Fairness Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Oct 15, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Oct 15, 2025

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.

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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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

2 votes on this bill

Showing 2 of 2 roll calls

  • Nov 7, 2025SenateClotureFailed, yea-nay 53–43
    Roll call 609 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats34101
    Republicans50003
    Independents0200
    Total534304

    Senate roll call 609: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed. Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected.

    3 crossed party lines: 3 Democrats

    How each member voted (100)
  • Oct 23, 2025SenateClotureFailed, yea-nay 54–45
    Roll call 585 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats34200
    Republicans51101
    Independents0200
    Total544501

    Senate roll call 585: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed. Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected.

    4 crossed party lines: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican

    How each member voted (100)

Amendments

2 offered

Showing 2 of 2 amendments

Cosponsors

13

Who scored on this bill

46 points earned
  1. 1Jon Ossoff D-GA2 maverick votes2 events+12
  2. 1Raphael Warnock D-GA2 maverick votes2 events+12
  3. 3John Fetterman D-PA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 3Ben Luján D-NM1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 3John Thune R-SD1 maverick vote1 event+6
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History

  1. Oct 15, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Ron Johnson.
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  1. Nov 7, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3012 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 585) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S7996)
  2. Nov 7, 2025Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3012 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 585) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S7996)
  3. Nov 7, 2025Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 609.
  4. Oct 23, 2025Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 585. (CR S7720)
  5. Oct 23, 2025Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3012 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 585) made in Senate.
  6. Oct 21, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7184-7185)
  7. Oct 21, 2025Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S7185)
  8. Oct 16, 2025Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.
  9. Oct 15, 2025Introduced in Senate
  10. Oct 15, 2025Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.