Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
Summary
Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025 This bill provides back pay to employees of federal contractors who lost pay due to a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) in FY2026. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for federal agencies that are subject to a lapse in appropriations in FY2026 to adjust the price of contracts to compensate federal contractors for providing back pay to employees who were affected by the lapse in appropriations. The agencies must adjust the price of any contract for which the contractor stopped, suspended, delayed, or interrupted all or part of the work under the contract due to the lapse in appropriations. The price adjustment must compensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred to (1) compensate employees who were furloughed or laid off, were not working, or experienced a reduction of hours or compensation due to the lapse in appropriations; or (2) restore paid leave taken by employees during the lapse in appropriations if the contractor required or permitted employees to use paid leave as a result of the lapse in appropriations. The maximum amount of weekly compensation of an employee for which an adjustment may be made under this bill may not exceed the lesser of (1) the employee's actual weekly compensation, or (2) $1,442 (or a lesser amount pro-rated for an employee who works less than 40 hours per week). The bill also requires the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to submit a report to Congress on the adjustments made under this bill.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 30, 2025
Last action Sep 30, 2025
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Sep 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 138 co-sponsors
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Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
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Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
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Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
April McClain Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
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