US EditionSenate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown
Senate fails 54-45 to advance Shutdown Fairness Act that would pay essential federal workers amid 23-day government shutdown, with over 1.8 million paychecks delayed, Bipartisan Policy Center said.
- The U.S. Senate rejected two partisan bills to pay federal workers amid the ongoing government shutdown.
- Republicans blocked a Democrat proposal to pay all federal workers and prevent layoffs, while Democrats blocked a GOP bill to pay excepted workers who are still required to work during the shutdown.
- Democrats say they will not vote to reopen the government until Republicans negotiate on extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, while Republicans say they will not negotiate until the government reopens.
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Ron Johnson Blocks Democratic Bill to Pay all Federal Employees During Shutdown
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) blocked Democrats on Thursday from passing a bill that would guarantee pay for federal workers, military personnel, and federal contractors caught in the 2025 government shutdown — leaving thousands of Americans in limbo. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) asked the Senate to immediately consider the True Shutdown Fairness Act, legislation designed to ensure federal employees are paid even when the government is closed. The …
REPUBLICANS REJECT BILL TO PAY FEDERAL WORKERS, MILITARY, CONTRACTORS DURING GOP SHUTDOWN - Falls Church News
VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate pushing for passage of the True Shutdown Fairness Act, legislation he introduced alongside Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and a number of colleagues to pay all federal employees – both those excepted and furloughed – as well as service members and federal contractors during the current…
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US Senate fails to move ahead on bills extending pay to federal workers during shutdown
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., talks to a reporter in the basement of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The Senate Thursday failed to advance a Republican measure and rejected unanimous agreements on two related bills from Democrats that would have paid federal employees and contractors who have continued to work amid the government shutdown, which entered day 23. The stalemate constitu…
How Senate Votes On Bill To Pay Military, Essential Federal Workers
By Jacob Adams, The Daily Signal | October 23, 2025 Senate Democrats have blocked paying essential federal workers as the government shutdown continues into its fourth week. In a vote of 54 to 45, a bill sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to pay essential federal workers, including active-duty members of the U.S. military, failed to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to become law.Some Senate Democrats have criticized their colleagues for …
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