119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Oct 1, 2025
Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
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Latest action (Oct 1, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Oct 1, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ployee Protections Department of Labor Nominations National Mediation Board Funding Davis-Bacon FAA Official Time H.R. 2550, the Protect Americas Workforce Act S.2963 -Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025 H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Rail labor protections
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$1,120,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2550 Support Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act H.R. 5657, S. 2963 Oppose Federal Workers Furloughs/RIFs (No Bill Number)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$715,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2550 Support Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act H.R. 5657, S. 2963 Oppose Federal Workers Furloughs/RIFs (No Bill Number)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ployee Protections Department of Labor Nominations National Mediation Board Funding Davis-Bacon FAA Official Time H.R. 2550, the Protect Americas Workforce Act S.2963 -Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025 H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$380,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ployee Protections Department of Labor Nominations National Mediation Board Funding Davis-Bacon FAA Official Time H.R. 2550, the Protect Americas Workforce Act S.2963 -Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$680,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t of Gwynne Wilcox to the NLRB (No Bill Number) Oppose Whirlpool Layoffs in Amana Iowa (No Bill Number) Support Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act H.R. 5657, S. 2963
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$680,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2550 Support Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act H.R. 5657, S. 2963 Oppose Federal Workers Furloughs/RIFs (No Bill Number)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$710,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2550 Support Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act H.R. 5657, S. 2963 Oppose Federal Workers Furloughs/RIFs (No Bill Number)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ployee Protections Department of Labor Nominations National Mediation Board Funding Davis-Bacon FAA Official Time H.R. 2550, the Protect Americas Workforce Act S.2963 -Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$360,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ployee Protections Department of Labor Nominations National Mediation Board Funding Davis-Bacon FAA Official Time H.R. 2550, the Protect Americas Workforce Act S.2963 -Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing