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Legislative Scorecard

LD874 - Support During Shutdowns

(2025)

An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown

LD874 bill text Maine AFL-CIO Supported

Sponsored by Sponsored by Representative Kristi Mathieson (D-Kittery)

What is the bill?

Federal and State employees in Maine are the backbone of essential services, from providing health care, maintaining roads, providing public safety and protecting our most vulnerable to maintaining our Navy submarines and safeguarding aviation and infrastructure. LD 874 will provide financial support to state and federal workers who are forced to work without pay or furloughed during a government shutdown. The bill creates a loan guarantee program offering interest-free loans to help cover lost income for essential state and federal employees during government shutdowns.

What happened?

Enacted into law (Passed by the Legislature, Signed by the Governor)

Votes

House

81 Pro-labor 59 Anti-labor