H.R. 7137: Shutdown Fairness Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-16 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.

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Shutdown Fairness Act

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Shutdown Fairness Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr7137.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · 37 cosponsors

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Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Al Green (D-TX), Pablo José Hernández (D-PR), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Tom Barrett (R-MI), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Cory Mills (R-FL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Max L. Miller (R-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Derek Schmidt (R-KS)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr7137.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr7137 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills