Senate Bill 222
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 24, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
222
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Doug Jones
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Virginia
Wisconsin
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019
This bill requires interest to be added to the back pay of federal employees who were not paid during a lapse in appropriations.
January 24, 2019
01/24/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
01/24/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:47:41 PM