# 117-s-422: Senate Shared Employee Act

117-s-422, Senate Shared Employee Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-422
- Congress: 117
- Title: Senate Shared Employee Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2021-02-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Shared Senate employees** lets Senators, committees, leadership, and other Senate offices share staff while capping combined pay and adding rules on travel, communications, ethics, and IT. - Staff holding more than one designated "qualifying position" can be paid from multiple offices, but their aggregate gross pay may not exceed the maximum rates set in 2 U.S.C. 4575(d)(2) or, where applicable, 2 U.S.C. 4575(e)(3). - The office that authorizes official travel pays that travel cost. Offices may provide a single handheld device to send and receive messages for all official email accounts used by the shared employee. - Employees whose duties include information technology support must meet IT standards set by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate before serving in multiple qualifying positions. For Ethics in Government Act purposes an individual's basic pay is the total from all qualifying positions, while rights under the Congressional Accountability Act use the pay rate from the employing office. These rules take effect six months after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pay cap on shared Senate staff: cost, high. If you hold more than one qualifying Senate job, your total gross pay cannot exceed the legal staff pay cap. Use the standard cap set in law, unless one of your jobs is in the group described in subsection (d)(2)(B); then a different cap in law applies. This rule takes effect six months after enact…
- Rules for working two Senate jobs: mixed, low. The law lets Senate offices share certain staff and defines which jobs count as “qualifying positions.” If you work in more than one qualifying job, your ethics pay rate is your total basic pay, and your workplace rights use the pay rate from the office you are serving. The office that authorizes o…

## Related bills

- 117-s-1511: Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021
- 117-s-3946: Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022
- 117-s-937: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
- 117-s-3580: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022
- 117-s-2333: Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022
- 117-s-610: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

## Sources
- [117-s-422 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/422)

## Related
- [117-s-1511: Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-1511)
- [117-s-3946: Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-3946)
- [117-s-937: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-937)
- [117-s-3580: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-3580)
- [117-s-2333: Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-2333)
- [117-s-610: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-610)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-422 (as of 2026-01-05).