S. 3168 · 119th Congress

Shutdown Fairness Act

Introduced on Nov 9, 2025 by Ron Johnson (R-WI). 8 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Nov 10, 2025): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 267.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 9, 2025
Cosponsors
8
0 from the other party
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees, contract employees, and members of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ron JohnsonR-WISponsor

Republicans · 8

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Nov 9, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 9, 2025 · SenateIntroduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Nov 10, 2025 · SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 267.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Federation of Teachers3 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  2. FEDERAL MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION3 reports
  3. Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  4. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS3 reports
    $545.3K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS$5,280 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Military Officers Association of America3 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  6. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION3 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  7. National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association3 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  8. ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families3 reports
    $225K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS & FAMILIESAI match · 100%
  9. American Federation of Government Employees2 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  10. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2 reports
    $861K reported (all issues)
  11. National Association of Letter Carriers2 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  12. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO1 report
    $410K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.