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.
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.