[bkettle]

I found out yesterday that it is now the law that federal employees are guaranteed back pay after a shutdown, thanks to the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 passed after the 2019 shutdown.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/24

[Terr_]

I was honestly quite surprised to see such a bipartisan vote in the house. [0] (Senate was a voice-vote, so no details available there.)

Then again, a lot has changed over that... ~6.5 years.

[0] https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201928