[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5657 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5657
To provide back pay to Federal contractors, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2025
Ms. Pressley (for herself, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ansari, Ms.
Balint, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brown,
Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Casar, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Clarke
of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms.
DelBene, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms.
Garcia of Texas, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.
Horsford, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kennedy
of New York, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lynch, Ms.
Matsui, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mullin, Ms.
Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett,
Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Rivas, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Sherman, Ms. Simon, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Swalwell, Mr.
Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr.
Tonko, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Tran, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey,
Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of
Georgia, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Cherfilus-
McCormick, Ms. McBride, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. Bynum, and
Mr. Auchincloss) introduced the following bill; which was 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
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A BILL
To provide back pay to Federal contractors, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATION.
There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026,
such sums as may be necessary for each Federal agency subject to the
lapse in appropriations that began on or about October 1, 2025, and any
subsequent lapse in appropriations occurring during fiscal year 2026
for adjustments in the price of contracts of such agency under section
3: Provided that, such sums shall be available for such purposes until
December 31, 2026.
SEC. 3. BACK COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Back Compensation.--
(1) In general.--Each Federal agency subject to the lapse
in appropriations shall adjust the price of any contract of
such agency for which the contractor suspended, delayed, or
interrupted all or part of the work of such contract, or
stopped all or any part of the work called for in such
contract, as a result of the lapse in appropriations to
compensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred--
(A) to provide compensation, at an employee's
standard rate of compensation, to any employee who was
furloughed or laid off, or who was not working, who
experienced a reduction of hours, or who experienced a
reduction in compensation, as a result of the lapse in
appropriations (for the period of the lapse); or
(B) to restore paid leave taken by any employee
during the lapse in appropriations, if the contractor
required or permitted employees to use paid leave as a
result of the lapse in appropriations.
(2) Adjustment notwithstanding contract terms.--An
adjustment may be made under this subsection for costs incurred
as described in paragraph (1) regardless of whether the
contract concerned provides for, or otherwise prohibits, the
contractor to incur such costs or receive such an adjustment
for incurring such costs.
(b) Limitation on Amount of Weekly Compensation Covered by
Adjustment.--The maximum amount of weekly compensation of an employee
for which an adjustment may be made under subsection (a) may not exceed
the lesser of--
(1) the employee's actual weekly compensation; or
(2) $1,442 (or an appropriate lesser amount pro-rated for
an employee who works less than 40 hours per week).
(c) Scope of Adjustment Authority.--
(1) Adjustment only for costs actually incurred.--An
adjustment may be made under subsection (a) only for costs
actually incurred by a contractor as described in paragraph (1)
of that subsection.
(2) Proof of provision of compensation.--A contractor
seeking an adjustment under subsection (a) shall provide the
head of the Federal agency concerned such evidence of the costs
incurred by the contractor as described in paragraph (1) of
that subsection as the head of the agency, in consultation with
the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy,
considers appropriate.
(d) Timing of Adjustments.--The adjustments required by subsection
(a) shall be made as soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(e) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress and make publicly available a report on
the adjustments made under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
set forth the following:
(A) Each Federal agency described in paragraph (1)
of subsection (a) that made adjustments required by
that subsection.
(B) For each agency, the following:
(i) The total number of contractor and
subcontractor employees working for such agency
as of the commencement of the lapse in
appropriations described in subsection (a)(1).
(ii) The total number of contractor
employees covered by clause (i) who were
furloughed, laid off, or did not work as a
result of the lapse in appropriations.
(iii) The total number, if any, of
employees covered by clause (ii) who received
back compensation in connection with the
furlough, lay off, or cessation of work.
(iv) The total number, if any, of employees
covered by clause (ii) who were required or
permitted to use paid leave in place of the
furlough, lay off, or cessation of work.
(v) The total number, if any, of employees
covered by clause (ii) who received back
compensation equal to such employees' actual
weekly compensation in connection with the
furlough, lay off, or cessation of work.
(vi) The total number, if any, of employees
covered by clause (ii) who received back
compensation that was subject to the limitation
in subsection (b).
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform of the House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``compensation'' has the meaning given that
term in section 6701(1) of title 41, United States Code.
(3) The term ``employee'' means the following:
(A) A ``service employee'' as that term is defined
in section 6701(3) of title 41, United States Code,
except that the term also includes service employees
described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of that section
notwithstanding such subparagraph.
(B) A ``laborer or mechanic'' covered by section
3142 of title 40, United States Code.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for each Federal agency subject to a lapse in appropriations
for adjustments in the price of contracts of such agency under section
3.
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