119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Oct 1, 2025

S. 2966

Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025

Official title from Congress.gov

Latest action (Oct 1, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

View on Congress.govPolicy area: Taxation

Summary

No official summary has been published for this bill.

Sponsor

Tim Kaine (D-VA)

Cosponsors (18)

18 current

Mark R. Warner (D-VA) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Edward J. Markey (D-MA) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Alex Padilla (D-CA) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Brian Schatz (D-HI) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Oct 1, 2025 · original
Michael F. Bennet (D-CO) · Oct 22, 2025

Recorded votes on this bill

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Actions

Oct 1, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 1, 2025 · Library of Congress
Introduced in Senate

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Lobbying reports citing this bill

LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.

Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 24, 2026.

8 citations.

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…retionary appropriations, and for other purposes. H.R. 5653, Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 5674, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025 S. 2966, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025 H.R. 5676, Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act H.R. 5679, TRUMP Act H.R. 5689, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institu…
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
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
…5708); Support for the Help Federal Employees During Shutdowns Act (H.R. 5572 / S. 2948); Support for the Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act (H.R. 5674 / S. 2966); Support for the Pay Workers What Theyve Earned Act (H.R. 5628); Support for the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 (S. 2721); Support for the Shutdown…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…retionary appropriations, and for other purposes. H.R. 5653, Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 5674, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025 S. 2966, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025 H.R. 5676, Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act H.R. 5679, TRUMP Act H.R. 5689, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institu…
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
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 7, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
…5708); Support for the Help Federal Employees During Shutdowns Act (H.R. 5572 / S. 2948); Support for the Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act (H.R. 5674 / S. 2966); Support for the Pay Workers What Theyve Earned Act (H.R. 5628); Support for the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 (S. 2721); Support for the Shutdown…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 4, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
…5708); Support for the Help Federal Employees During Shutdowns Act (H.R. 5572 / S. 2948); Support for the Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act (H.R. 5674 / S. 2966); Support for the Pay Workers What Theyve Earned Act (H.R. 5628); Support for the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 (S. 2721); Support for the Shutdown…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 13, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…retionary appropriations, and for other purposes. H.R. 5653, Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 5674, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025 S. 2966, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025 H.R. 5676, Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act H.R. 5679, TRUMP Act H.R. 5689, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institu…
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
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
…5708); Support for the Help Federal Employees During Shutdowns Act (H.R. 5572 / S. 2948); Support for the Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act (H.R. 5674 / S. 2966); Support for the Pay Workers What Theyve Earned Act (H.R. 5628); Support for the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 (S. 2721); Support for the Shutdown…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$350,000
Spent on own lobbying
…retionary appropriations, and for other purposes. H.R. 5653, Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 5674, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025 S. 2966, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025 H.R. 5676, Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act H.R. 5679, TRUMP Act H.R. 5689, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institu…
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