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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5908 
To require Executive agencies to submit reports to Congress regarding em-
ployees who are furloughed during any period during which there is 
a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida (for himself, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Ms. 
STEFANIK, Mr. CLINE, Mr. BUCHANAN, and Mr. FALLON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require Executive agencies to submit reports to Congress 
regarding employees who are furloughed during any pe-
riod during which there is a lapse in appropriations, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Non-Essential Workers 
Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means, with respect to an Executive agen-
cy— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(C) any other committee of Congress with 
jurisdiction with respect to the Executive agen-
cy. 
(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 
employee’’ means an employee of an Executive agen-
cy who is furloughed (as defined in section 7511(a) 
of title 5, United States Code) during a covered pe-
riod with respect to that Executive agency. 
(3) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
riod’’ means, with respect to an Executive agency, a 
period beginning on the date which a lapse in appro-
priations with respect to such Executive agency be-
gins and ending on the date on which such lapse in 
appropriation ends. 
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(4) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which a covered period with respect to an Ex-
ecutive agency ends, the Under Secretary (or the equiva-
lent) of that Executive agency shall electronically submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees with respect 
to that Executive agency a report that contains— 
(1) the total number of employees (including 
contract employees) employed by the Executive 
agency, as of the day before the day on which that 
covered period began; 
(2) the total amount expended by the Executive 
agency on salaries of employees during the fiscal 
year preceding the fiscal year in which that covered 
period began; 
(3) the total number of employees of the Execu-
tive agency who were covered employees during that 
covered period; 
(4) the sum obtained by adding the annual rate 
of basic pay of each employee described in para-
graph (3); 
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(5) the total number of employees of the Execu-
tive agency who were not covered employees during 
that covered period; and 
(6) the sum obtained by adding the annual rate 
of basic pay of each employee described in para-
graph (5). 
(c) PROCEDURES.— 
(1) CLASSIFICATION.—Each Executive agency 
submitting a report under subsection (b), or an up-
date to such a report, shall submit that report or 
update in unclassified form, but that report or up-
date may include a classified annex. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which an appropriate congressional 
committee receives a report submitted under sub-
section (b), that appropriate congressional com-
mittee shall publish the report on the website of the 
appropriate congressional committee. 
(d) ECONOMIC EFFECT REPORT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which a covered period ends, the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall submit 
to Congress and make publicly available on a website of 
the Congressional Budget Office a report on the effects 
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on the economy of the United States of the lapse in appro-
priations occurring during such covered period. 
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