S. 3005 · 119th Congress
Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
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This bill requires federal agencies to submit reports to Congress and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding employees who were furloughed during a lapse in appropriations (i.e, government shutdown), the total number of employees, and the cost of salaries.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 14, 2025
Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
This bill requires federal agencies to submit reports to Congress and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding employees who were furloughed during a lapse in appropriations (i.e, government shutdown), the total number of employees, and the cost of salaries.
Specifically, each federal agency must submit a report to specified congressional committees and OPM within 30 days of the end of a lapse in appropriations. The report must include specified details regarding
- the total number of employees (including contract employees) employed by the agency before the lapse began,
- the total number of employees who were furloughed during the lapse,
- the total number of employees who were not furloughed during the lapse, and
- the total annual cost of the salaries for each group of employees.
The report must be submitted in an unclassified form, but it may include a classified annex. Each congressional committee that receives a report must publish the report on its website within 30 days.
OPM must consolidate all of the reports submitted with respect to a lapse in appropriations and publish the consolidated report on its website.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
Latest action (Oct 14, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 14, 2025
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No recorded floor vote found.