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Members of Congress continue to get paid in the event of a government shutdown. This is because under Constitutional law, their pay cannot be altered except in the case of a direct law stating so.
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∙ 10y agoAll federal employees are supposed to retroactively receive the back-pay they are owed. The people who may not get back-pay are temporary workers and independent contractors.
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Will railroad retirement benefits be affected by government shutdown?
Under a bill passed by congress and signed by the president, the military did receive their pay during the shutdown. And other federal employees are supposed to receive retroactive back-pay for the money they did not receive during the sixteen days the government was shut down.
Will us senators and representatives get paid during government shutdown?
Yes they did, which was one of the most annoying things for government workers-- they lost sixteen days of pay, while senators and representatives who had caused the shutdown continued to receive their paychecks.
Does Illinois receive any money from the federal government?
Illinois does receive money from the federal government for various projects. Every state in the United States receives money from the federal government.
What actors and actresses appeared in Government Shutdown - 2011?
The cast of Government Shutdown - 2011 includes: Kyle Bornheimer
Can a peson receive money from the government for being short?
No
How do households receive money from the government?
Households receive money from the government that is also known as government assistance. They can receive it in the form of food stamps, public housing, section 8, social security, and unemployment. To receive this kind of help you would have to go through social services.
Why does the state government receive all of their money from the federal government?
The state governments do not receive all their money from the Federal government. The majority of their funds come from state income taxes, property taxes and sales taxes.
How did central government receive money?
other states
What is the purpose of the website Money Central Market?
Money Central Market was a money exchanging website however it has been shutdown, and the domain name seized by the US government after being identified as fraudulent.
When did the government shutdown start and end?
2013
Why Government officials tried but failed to regulate the railroads?
The government was shutdown
What date did the government shutdown end?
The government shutdown ended late in the evening of October 16, 2013, after both the senate and house passed compromise legislation to re-open the government.
