1. Pay check and federal workers
Who keeps working?
“Extraordinary” government workers, employees whose work is considered necessary for the protection of lives and property, such as military personnel, border agents, TSA screeners and FBI agents, will remain at work without any salary until the shutdown continues. Some federal workers will continue to work with salaries, especially employees with Veterans Health Administration and Mail Career, because the US postal service is an independent entity that usually relys on taxes and products from their products and services.
A large part of several agencies have been torn down, which means they are not working or are not being paid because their jobs are not immediately considered “necessary” for government operations.
All federal employees who need or need to work without any salary during government shutdown will receive back salaries under a law passed in 2019. However, government contractors do not guarantee the payment of time to be wasted during the government’s closure.
How many people are affected?
The shutdown affects hundreds of thousands of workers.
According to official official data, the effects of furlos vary in large -scale agencies. It is expected that 89 % of its staff will be targeted with the toughest, though the agency has been confused and employees say they are still reporting unpaid work. The Department of Education is closely behind at 87 % and the Department of Commerce 81 %. The labor department also sees a huge share, 76 % of its employees have been separated from the edge, while the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has used 71 % furl.
In the State Department, 62 % of the workforce is lost, while the Interior Department is 53 %. About half of the HALF employees of agriculture (49 %) are affected, as well as 45 % of civilian defense department staff and 41 % with health and human services workers.
The Homeland Security Department is only 5 %, but most of the staff remains free until the withdrawal of funding. VA estimates that 97 % of its employees will continue to work during the shutdown.
2. Travel and transport
Will my flight still end?
Yes Air traffic controllers and TSA officers are still working, but without salary. Expect a potential long lines or delays if the staff gets stressed.
Can I get a passport or visa?
Yes, passports and visa services are underway, but if the shutdown is underway then delay is possible.
3. Benefits and health
Shall I still get? Social Security, Medicare Or medicid?
Yes The benefits continue, but the customer service (such as the benefits verification or alternative cards) can be delayed.
Will I still get to S?Nap (Food Stamp) or WIC (Special Additional Nutrition Program Female,., Bouk And Baby)?
Yes, these nutrition programs are underway.
What about health care and research?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Hospital remains open to current patients, but it will not be newly acknowledged unless it is medically necessary. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will continue to inspect some, but the approval of the new drug/device is expected to decrease. New research grants are frozen.
4. National Parks
Can I visit a national park?
It depends. According to the Interior Department, “Park roads, searches, trails, and open air memories will usually be accessible to visitors”, but visitor services are limited due to staff lack.
Some camp grounds and remote sites can be completely closed. If conditions deteriorate due to lack of workers, more parks can be closed. Tips for sites like US Capital and FBI will likely be suspended indefinitely.
5. Smithsin Museum
Are the Smithsonian Museum open?
The Smithsonian Institution, which includes the museum, research centers, and the national zoo in Washington DC, will remain open on Monday, October 6, using “first year’s funds”, a joint venture in a press release. It is not yet clear whether the shutdown should continue, they will continue to open that day, but updates will be posted on the website.
What about the Kennedy Center?
In a statement to the NPR, a spokesperson said: “The centering of the center will not affect the shutdown. Federal employees like the plug will not affect,” the spokesman gave Trump’s one -most beautiful bill act, which included a $ 257 million budget for repair and rehabilitation of the center, because the cause would not be affected.
6. Housing
How is the housing market affected?
According to Sharon Cornelison, director of the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Sharon Cornelison, a residential crisis is likely to stop most of its work in the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) residence.
“This government closure will paralyze the HUD and eliminate small housing works that were still doing,” Cornelison said in a statement. “Thousands of homes will be restrained – consumers will be unable to buy or sell homes in the flood zone – because financing for the national flood insurance program will end.”
He added: “Without a well -worked government, proper access is impossible to widespread, cheap and accommodation, but this administration has done nothing but harm the essential housing programs and reservations that people across the United States rely every day.”
7. Consumer safety
What about users’ other implications?
Since the start of the Trump administration, watchdog agencies and regulators have faced a major staff and financial obstacles. Experts have warned that shutdown can increase the government’s ability to protect users.
“This shutdown is not just a political theater, it is a continuation of an infinite attack on consumer protection,” said Erin Watt, director of consumer consumer consumer protection. “By stopping the agencies that protect families from predatory lenders, unfair fees and corporate abuse, the administration is leaving the Americans at the height of a massive cheap crisis.”
8. In summary
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You will still find your social security and medical.
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Flights will continue, but with no compensation and potentially limited staff.
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Most parks will be open, but they will probably be taken care of.
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At least October 6, the Smithsin Museum and the National Zoo are open.
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Federal workers are the most affected, and because of any salary or fruit.
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Consumer concerns, which have already been severely affected by deductions, are at risk of incompetence.
