119th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 5908: Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill requires federal agencies to submit reports to Congress 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 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.
Read the full summary
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.
The bill also requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to submit a report to Congress regarding the economic effects of each lapse in appropriations. CBO must submit the report within 30 days of the end of a lapse in appropriations and make the report available on its website.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Vern Buchanan R-FLOriginal
- Ben Cline R-VAOriginal
- Patrick Fallon R-TXOriginal
- Elise Stefanik R-NYOriginal
- Daniel Webster R-FLOriginal
- Pat Harrigan R-NC
- John McGuire R-VA
- John Rutherford R-FL
Who scored on this bill
No member has earned points from it yet.
See all scorers and every scoring event
Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.
Other bills by C. Franklin
History
- Introduced in the House by C. Franklin.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.