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17 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 4h \ parent \ on: House of Reps News Politics_And_Law
It's a legal requirement after the last shutdown. Before that, Congress just funded it afterwards.
The backpay itself is also not paid back all at once. At least not on the House or Senate side if it reaches a certain point (most of the time the month). They pay it out over a couple months due to other legal threshold amounts and tax issues. Senate might be slightly different but they have the same general rules they just get paid biweekly.
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