119th Congress
S. 3005
Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Introduced
- Oct 14, 2025
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Added later (1)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Nov 4, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. - Oct 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate