Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Pressley
Introduced
Summary
This bill would ensure _back pay_ for employees of federal contractors who lose pay or work when government funding lapses. It would require agencies to raise contract prices to cover reasonable costs contractors face because of a lapse and fund those adjustments from the Treasury for the relevant fiscal year.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Back pay for federal contractor employees
If enacted, agencies would reimburse contractors for paying workers during a funding lapse. Contractors could cover furloughed time, reduced hours or pay, and restore paid leave used because of the lapse. It would only apply if contract work was paused or cut by the lapse, and it would pay up to $1,442 per week per worker, pro‑rated under 40 hours. Covered workers would include service employees and laborers or mechanics under federal wage laws. Contractors would need agency‑approved proof of actual costs, and agencies would pay as soon as practicable, even if the contract normally bars such costs.
Funding to pay contractor back wages
If enacted, the government would provide whatever funds are needed in FY 2026 so agencies can pay these contract adjustments. The money would be available until December 31, 2026. It would cover the lapse that began on or about October 1, 2025 and any later lapses in FY 2026. This would let agencies pay contractors for approved back wages and leave restoration.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Pressley
MA • D
Cosponsors
Norcross
NJ • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Ansari
AZ • D
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Balint
VT • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Beatty
OH • D
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Beyer
VA • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Brown
OH • D
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Budzinski
IL • D
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Casar
TX • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Castor (FL)
FL • D
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Clarke (NY)
NY • D
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Cleaver
MO • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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DeGette
CO • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Elfreth
MD • D
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Escobar
TX • D
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Espaillat
NY • D
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Evans (PA)
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Fields
LA • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Garcia (IL)
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Garcia (TX)
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Goldman (NY)
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Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
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Horsford
NV • D
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Jackson (IL)
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Jayapal
WA • D
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Nadler
NY • D
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Kennedy (NY)
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OH • D
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Larson (CT)
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Lynch
MA • D
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Matsui
CA • D
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McClellan
VA • D
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McCollum
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Moulton
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Mullin
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
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Peters
CA • D
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Pettersen
CO • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
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Ramirez
IL • D
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Raskin
MD • D
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Rivas
CA • D
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Ruiz
CA • D
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Schakowsky
IL • D
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Sherman
CA • D
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Simon
CA • D
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Stansbury
NM • D
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Subramanyam
VA • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Thanedar
MI • D
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Tlaib
MI • D
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Tokuda
HI • D
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Tonko
NY • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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Tran
CA • D
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Underwood
IL • D
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Vargas
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Veasey
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Velazquez
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Waters
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Watson Coleman
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Auchincloss
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McBath
GA • D
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Foster
IL • D
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Ivey
MD • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Fitzpatrick
PA • R
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Boyle (PA)
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Lee (PA)
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Cohen
TN • D
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Brownley
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Hoyle (OR)
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Wilson (FL)
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Menendez
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Moskowitz
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Neguse
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Omar
MN • D
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Hoyer
MD • D
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