I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4694 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2017 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Wittman , Mr. Serrano , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Comstock , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Perlmutter , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Meng , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Takano , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Delaney , Mr. Garamendi , and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide for the compensation of Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act . 2. Compensation for Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown Federal employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that begins on or about December 22, 2017, shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after such lapse in appropriations ends.