,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ajbd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bd1 #bjae ,mr4 ,beyer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,rigell1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mrs4 ,comstock1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,hoyer1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 and ,ms4 ,edwards7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the compensation of furloughed ,department of ,homeland ,security employees in the event of a lapse in ,department of ,homeland ,security appropriations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dhs ,employee ,retroactive ,pay ,fairness ,act4 #b4 ,compensation for furloughed ,federal employees due to lapse in ,department of ,homeland ,security funding ,any ,federal employee who is furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations which begins on or about ,february #bg1 #bjae1 shall be compensated at such employee's standard rate of compensation1 for the period of such lapse1 as soon as practicable after such lapse in appropriations ends4