HR 5749
Cleared committee
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to report each year to Congress and post online on how much paid work time federal employees spend on union duties, and requires agencies to supply the data and explain any rise in that time.
Official title: Official Time Reporting Act
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House
Introduced
14-OCT-2025
Referred
14-OCT-2025
Approved by committee
02-DEC-2025
- Requires agencies to send OPM their official time data by December 31 each year, and to explain any increase in their average official time rate from the prior fiscal year.
- Requires the annual report, due by March 31, to cover total official time, union dues withheld through agency payroll systems, and the activities and costs tied to official time.
- Requires reporting on any agency room or space used for union activities, including its square footage, and on free or discounted use of government property by labor organizations.
- Requires OPM to issue agency guidance within 180 days of enactment, and applies the reporting amendment starting on the first April 1 at least six months after enactment.
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