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Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act

USA119th CongressS-3005| Senate 
| Updated: 10/14/2025
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act," mandates that Executive agencies provide detailed reports to Congress and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) following any lapse in appropriations. These reports, due within 30 days after a shutdown ends, must include comprehensive data on the agency's workforce. The primary goal is to enhance transparency regarding the impact of government shutdowns on federal employees. Specifically, each agency's report must detail the total number of employees, total salary expenditures, and the number and aggregate annual basic pay of both furloughed employees and those who continued working during the shutdown. Agencies are required to submit these reports in unclassified form, though a classified annex is permitted. Subsequently, congressional committees must publish these reports on their websites, and OPM is tasked with consolidating all agency reports into a single document for public release on its website within 60 days of the shutdown's conclusion.
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Timeline
Oct 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Oct 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 4, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5908
Introduced in House
  • October 14, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 14, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • November 4, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5908
    Introduced in House

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5908: Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act

Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act

USA119th CongressS-3005| Senate 
| Updated: 10/14/2025
This bill, titled the "Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act," mandates that Executive agencies provide detailed reports to Congress and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) following any lapse in appropriations. These reports, due within 30 days after a shutdown ends, must include comprehensive data on the agency's workforce. The primary goal is to enhance transparency regarding the impact of government shutdowns on federal employees. Specifically, each agency's report must detail the total number of employees, total salary expenditures, and the number and aggregate annual basic pay of both furloughed employees and those who continued working during the shutdown. Agencies are required to submit these reports in unclassified form, though a classified annex is permitted. Subsequently, congressional committees must publish these reports on their websites, and OPM is tasked with consolidating all agency reports into a single document for public release on its website within 60 days of the shutdown's conclusion.
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Timeline
Oct 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Oct 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 4, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5908
Introduced in House
  • October 14, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 14, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • November 4, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5908
    Introduced in House
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5908: Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted