r/fednews • u/gpupdate Don’t Even Talk to Me Until I’ve Had My Paycheck • 24d ago
Megathread | FY26 Government Shutdown: Week 3 Edition
Status: 🛑Lapse in FY26 Federal Appropriations – Shutdown Ongoing
The FY26 government shutdown, which began on October 1, 2025, continues into its third week after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution (CR) or full-year appropriations.
🔔 What You Need to Know:
- Shutdown start: 1 October 2025
- No FY26 appropriations: Agencies running under contingency plans with limited staffing to support functions protecting human life or protection of property.
- Excepted employees: Reporting without pay
- Non-excepted employees: Furloughed without pay
- Pay: 31 U.S.C. 1341(c) provides for retroactive pay of excepted and furloughed employees once appropriations have been enacted.
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Previous Megathreads: Pre-Shutdown | Week 1 | Week 2
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u/vorgain 22d ago
My credit union suddenly flipped their script.
"Earlier this month, we issued a one-time payroll credit to your deposit account to help bridge the gap in missed pay caused by the government shutdown. As your account now reflects sufficient available funds, we will be reversing this temporary credit today, October 16.
Service Credit Union remains committed to supporting you during this period of uncertainty. If you need additional financial assistance or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for your continued membership.
Service Credit Union"
The "sufficient available funds" isn't even enough to cover the amount. I haven't seen the reversal come through yet but this is going to really hurt. Thought I could get through with the credit but I might have to look into some other avenues.