House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
True Shutdown Fairness Act
Official title: To provide for appropriations to pay Federal employees and contractors during periods of lapses in appropriations in fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. James Walkinshaw D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, House Administration, the Judiciary, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7322.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALKINSHAW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 23, February 2, 2026, Page H1949):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 38 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7322, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7322
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
37 cosponsors — 37 Democrats
0 of 37 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Greg Landsman (D-OH), George Latimer (D-NY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bradley Schneider (D-IL) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.