# Bipartisan bill aims to pay air traffic controllers during future shutdowns

**URL:** <https://www.fedwork.net/t/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-pay-air-traffic-controllers-during-future-shutdowns/3790>\
**Category:** Pay, Perks, and Retirement\
**Created:** [November 20, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://www.fedwork.net/t/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-pay-air-traffic-controllers-during-future-shutdowns/3790 "2025-11-20T00:29:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://www.fedwork.net/t/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-pay-air-traffic-controllers-during-future-shutdowns/3790/1 "2025-11-20T00:29:22Z")

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The existing shortage of controllers is so severe that just a few absences in an airport tower or other FAA radar facilities can cause problems.

The post [Bipartisan bill aims to pay air traffic controllers during future shutdowns](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/11/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-pay-air-traffic-controllers-during-future-shutdowns/) first appeared on [Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com).

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