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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025

S. 2966Introduced Oct 1, 2025Policy area: Taxation

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Timothy Kaine D-VA
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Where it went

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

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

18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats

0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

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

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Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.