Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-N.J.) introduced a bill in the House on Tuesday that would pay the 4000 furloughed workers after Congress failed to extend FAA funding late July. The Senate is waiting for the House to name a conference committee to meet with its own in order to negotiate long-term bills to extend FAA funding.
See "Congress to consider back pay for furloughed FAA workers", Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post, August 9, 2011