Bills / S. 3012
S. 3012
Shutdown Fairness Act
In plain English
The Shutdown Fairness Act would fund regular pay and benefits during a government shutdown for federal employees who are required to keep working. Under current law, those employees are paid after the shutdown ends. The bill also covers certain contractors who support federal employees and active-duty members of the Armed Forces. It would take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2025.
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Sponsor and status
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How South Carolina voted
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Senate roll call 609 · 2025-11-07 · Roll-call record ↗
| Darline Graham (R) | Lindsey Graham (R) | Tim Scott (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Not serving | Yea | Yea |
Who lobbied
Lobbying reports name the bills a client worked on. They don't say which side anyone took.
48 reports from 16 clients reporting $9,563,568 in fees and expenses. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (10)
- UNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY ↗Energy · 2 reports
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS ↗3 reports
- MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ↗1 report
- DELTA AIRLINES ↗Transportation · 4 reports
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION ↗4 reports
- NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ↗4 reports
- MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING, LLC (ON BEHALF OF NJASAP) ↗4 reports
- MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING, LLC (ON BEHALF OF SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSN.) ↗Transportation · 4 reports
- FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ↗1 report
- FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION ↗4 reports
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (0)
None.
Labor unions (4)
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO ↗4 reports
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION ↗4 reports
- AFL-CIO ↗1 report
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION ↗3 reports
Not classified (2)
Groupings are our label from each organization's name and industry, not its legal or tax status.
The connection table
Organizations that lobbied this bill, and money each gave South Carolina's delegates this cycle: its PAC's contributions (FEC) plus its lobbyists' reported contributions and event payments (LD‑203, group events excluded). Exact name matches only. An empty cell means no matching money was found. Under each name is that delegate’s final vote on the bill (passage or last substantive vote). Delegates who didn’t vote on it, for example because they weren’t serving, are grayed out and left out of the Total column.
None of the organizations that lobbied this bill gave money we could match to a South Carolina delegate.