R 403 |
2019 -- S 1010 Enacted 06/26/2019 |
S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
RESPECTFULLY URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ADOPT THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES EXCEPTED FROM FURLOUGH PROGRAM |
Introduced By: Senator Valarie J. Lawson |
Date Introduced: June 25, 2019 |
WHEREAS, The last Federal Government Shutdown was thirty-five days long and |
occurred from December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019; and |
WHEREAS, Government shutdowns usually last for a short duration of time, but they |
could still have a financial impact on federal employees; and |
WHEREAS, During a government shutdown, many federal employees do not get paid; |
and |
WHEREAS, When federal employees miss a paycheck, it can be very hard on them to |
pay their rents or mortgages, car insurance, or even buy food; and |
WHEREAS, Homeowners who have mortgages and federal employees who owe any |
student loans are still expected to pay even if they are not getting paid; and |
WHEREAS, The majority of Americans cannot maintain their obligations without |
regular paychecks; and |
WHEREAS, Some federal employees have to take out loans to be able to afford |
necessities during a government shutdown; and |
WHEREAS, Federal employees who are considered full-time excepted workers are those |
still performing full-time work but not being compensated during a government shutdown; and |
WHEREAS, Under Federal law, excepted employees are not considered unemployed |
and, therefore, are not eligible for unemployment compensation; now, therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is |
hereby aware that the Congress of the United States is now considering options to address this |
issue; and, be it further |
RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby respectfully urges the Congress of the United |
States to immediately adopt the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees Excepted |
from Furlough Program as was previously enacted on January 6, 1996, under Title III of P.L. |
102-94; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby respectfully urges that these federal employees be |
eligible for unemployment compensation with respect to any lapse in appropriations, and that |
there should be no waiting period for eligibility to accrue; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That this Senate respectfully urges that when these federal employees |
receive their back pay, they shall promptly reimburse any unemployment benefits they have |
received as a result of the federal government shutdown; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of |
the United States, the Honorable Gina M. Raimondo, Governor of the State of Rhode Island, the |
Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Honorable |
Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, United States Senate, and the Rhode Island |
Congressional Delegation. |
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