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H.R. 2783 117th Congress House

Official Time Reporting Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.

Introduced: April 22, 2021 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relations
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 22, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Official Time Reporting Act

This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to report annually to Congress on the use of official time by federal employees. Official time is paid time off from assigned duties to perform labor-management relations activities.

Among other things, the OPM must report on the following:

  • the total amount of official time granted to employees,
  • the specific types of activities for which official time was granted, and
  • the total amount of compensation provided to employees in connection with official time activities.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 605 Reintroduction of Official Time Reporting Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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Comer, James
Kentucky · Apr 22, 2021
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Apr 22, 2021
Herrell, Yvette
· Apr 22, 2021
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Apr 22, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Apr 22, 2021
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2783: Official Time Reporting Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2783/
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"H.R. 2783: Official Time Reporting Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2783/.
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H.R. 2783, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2783/.
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