Do members of Congress and the president get paid during a shutdown? What about other federal workers? VERIFY answers 5 top questions.
Each federal agency develops its own shutdown plan and identifies which activities can continue until the shutdown is over,Since agencies have to stop many of their activities, some federal employees are furloughed, meaning they don’t report to work. The number of furloughed employeesBut essential services, many of which are related to public safety, continue to operate during a shutdown, according to the CRFB.
During previous government shutdowns, border protection, in-hospital Medicare care, air traffic control, law enforcement and power grid maintenance have been considered essential services, the CRFB says. These services would likely be deemed essential if the government shuts down again.THE ANSWERFurloughed and essential employees who have to report to work aren’t paid during a shutdown. But they will eventually get back pay.
Historically, Congress has approved retroactive pay for “excepted” employees who continue to work during a shutdown,But that back pay was not guaranteed until Congress passed and former President Donald Trump signed a federal law in January 2019. requires both essential employees who worked without pay, as well as furloughed workers who did not report to work, to be paid after a shutdown ends.
These employees must be compensated “at the earliest date possible,” regardless of scheduled pay dates, the law says. The president is paid during a government shutdown.
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