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S 3005 119th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act

Introduced: October 14, 2025 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 14, 2025
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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. 

What's happening now October 14, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5908 Related bill Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3005: Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3005/
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