1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act . 2. Compensation for Federal employees and other government employees furloughed during a Government shutdown (a) In general Federal employees and employees of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that begins on or about December 22, 2018, 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. (b) Definition of District of Columbia public employer In this section, the term District of Columbia public employer means— (1) the District of Columbia Courts; (2) the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; and (3) the District of Columbia government.