S. 3043 appropriates emergency funding to compensate federal employees and military members who missed paychecks during a government shutdown that began October 1, 2025. The bill requires agencies to pay back all unpaid wages—including base pay, allowances, benefits, and other regular compensation—to affected federal workers, military personnel (including reserve members), and contractors who supported government operations during the shutdown. Agencies must distribute these payments within seven days of the bill's enactment. The legislation covers all employees and military members who either missed paychecks or were furloughed during the shutdown period, and it ensures they receive full compensation as if they had worked normally throughout that time. Congress will later charge these emergency expenditures to the appropriate agency budgets once regular appropriations bills are passed.
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