# 115-hr-7398: SPA Act

115-hr-7398, SPA Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-7398
- Congress: 115
- Title: SPA Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2018-12-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Shutdown Prioritization Act or the SPA Act This bill prohibits operation of an exercise facility for Members of the House of Representatives or the Members' Dining Room in the U.S. Capitol during a government shutdown. After the shutdown ends, furloughed employees of such facility or dining room must be compensated at their standard salary for the period of the shutdown.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7295: Medical Records Access Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7189: ETO is Toxic Act
- 115-hr-7179: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other…
- 115-hr-7144: Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7062: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-7398 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7398)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7295: Medical Records Access Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7295)
- [115-hr-7189: ETO is Toxic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7189)
- [115-hr-7179: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise c…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7179)
- [115-hr-7144: Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7144)
- [115-hr-7062: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7062)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7398 (as of 2025-11-18).