,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bagh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjag,ms4
 ,norton introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide for the compensation
 of ,federal contractor employees that  
may be placed on unpaid leave as a      
result of the ,federal ,government      
shutdown1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,low-,wage ,federal ,contractor     
,employee ,back ,pay ,act of #bjag4  #b4
 ,compensation for furloughed ,federal  
contractor employees ,title ,,vii of    
,division ,e of the ,consolidated       
,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf 7,public    
,law #aad-aac7 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#geb4 ,if a ,federal contractor that    
provides retail1 food1 custodial1 or    
security services to the ,federal       
,government places the employees of such
 contractor on unpaid leave as a result 

of any lapse in appropriations which    
begins in fiscal year #bjag1 the        
,government shall provide compensation  
to such employees at their standard rate
 of compensation for the period of such 
lapse4  4