Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act

Summary#

The bill would require each executive agency to report on employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Within 30 days after the lapse ends, the agency must send Congress and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) figures on its workforce, salaries from the prior fiscal year, and the number and annual basic pay totals of employees who were furloughed and those who were not. Reports must be unclassified, though they may include a classified annex. Congressional committees must publish reports within 30 days of receiving them, and OPM must publish a combined report within 60 days after the lapse ends.

What it means for you#

The reports would be available on congressional committee and OPM websites. The bill does not describe direct changes to services or to individual employees’ pay or work status.

Expenses#

The bill does not provide a cost estimate or specify funding for the reporting duties.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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